Richquillo,
So, let me understand this. Visionaire, may be a good horse, but may have distance limitations due to the fact that he\'s a Grand Slam.
And though Visionaire made up 4 lengths late and nailed Richie Wildbeeter on the line Richie Wildbeeter on the basis of Arlington, Churchill Flop, Philly, Tube, Tube, and a wait for spring to arrive Wood has now by the virtue of being there risen to be Plech\'s best and thus a Triple Crown horse? Or was that \"best\" determined mainly by the wet track, nailed on the line Zed?
What happened to your general tenet that horses which run at the Tube belong at the Tube?
Yes, I did bet on Make the Point in the FOY. A mistake I will eternally regret. Maybe he\'ll actually get the lead this time. However, I did like Cool Coal Man 2nd and did select Spring at Last over Daaher (I think I\'m still spelling that ones name wrong.)
and also got back on track at Hallandale with the Fladerby and BRB.
War Pass is a bit of an enigma, but I think I\'m already in his head. I do believe he\'s a War Emblem type and will be fine if he can dictate the pace.
richiebee Wrote:
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> Clownonero II:
>
> I have not done an in depth analysis of any of the
> 4 graded stakes on the Ozone
> Park card yet. At first glance it looks like a
> rather bettable Pick 4 sequence,
> the biggest favorite in which comes in with a huge
> \"?\" attached to him. The
> Excelsior features some grizzled veterans
> including Evening Attire, racing\'s
> equivalent to Mick Jagger. The Bay Shore features
> your selection in the FOY,
> Make the Point, cutting back to a more suitable
> distance. In the Carter, Bustin
> Stones continues in his quest to become the
> fastest of the New York Bred Slow
> Rats, but must defeat the well traveled and
> versatile entrant from the \"Arm and
> Hammer\" stable, Spring at Last.
>
> Not having studied enough to look forward yet, I
> might offer an opinion on past
> events, more particularly the Gotham, run over the
> inner tube in a thick fog on
> March 8.
>
> From what I could see with the my binocs, and
> after having watched various
> replays, I offer the following opinion: TW was
> victimized by a poor ride by N.
> Arroyo, which featured not only a wide journey but
> also a premature move...an
> unnecessary mid-turn move which was initiated
> about the time the pacesetters
> (the awful favorite Saratoga Russell, Ling Ling Qi
> and Roman Emperor) were
> beginning to back up. And of course right now I am
> playing the role of the
> fickle racing fan, because Arroyo\'s ride was
> looking awful good at the 1/16th
> pole with a 4 length lead
>
> As to your observation regarding TW\'s previous
> stops (Arlington, Philly), I
> might take this as a positive in that this is a
> runner which obviously began
> his career low on Team Pletcher\'s depth chart but
> now seems to have made the
> starting team. This is an obviously improving 3YO,
> whose main competition will
> come from 3 colts (War Pass, Court Vision, Tale of
> Ekati) who established
> themselves as juveniles but have answered no
> questions as 3YOs.
>
> One more point re Visionaire: V ran up close with
> Pyro and ran very well in the
> Gotham. He may well turn into an exceptional 3YO
> with proper spotting, but as a
> son of Grand Slam, he will need to show me that he
> wants added distance.
