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My buddy has 18-1 on Max for the Derby. Another had Charlatan at 20-1 for a grand.
elguapo07 said:I got 20-1 on Max in March
first futures i posted here had Max at roughly 20-1, so right up with those two fixes ... i recall remarking at the time that it showed a ton of respect for him, seeing as he still hadn't even hit the track in rehab yet.My buddy has 18-1 on Max for the Derby. Another had Charlatan at 20-1 for a grand.
DamnTiz - latest work
stops the 5f watch a shade under :60 even with getting slightly distracted by that 7 horse in the stretch
he lookin' gooood.
it may be a tad cuppy, but i don't recall it being on the slow side - not saying it isn't, just don't know for sureDamn
Isn’t Palm Meadows notoriously slow?
California has seemed like a real trouble spot for racing the last few years, I hope they can rebound eventually.So after this big lay-off California racing posts decent fields for about 1 weeks. Today’s cards at Santa Anita and Golden Gate loaded with 6 horse fields. Terrible product. Where are the freakin horses? Kills me to see Oaklawn fill every race. Tampa Bay loaded. Many others. But not California. Must be the bad weather year round.
Arrogate deserves all the praise he gets, had just heard of his passing last night ... a real champ, took 'em all on during that stretch you mention, and turned 'em all back ... was a pleasure watching him run.I love horse racing, but man is it a painful and disappointing sport to follow at times. Just in the last few months, there's - California breakdown epidemic, Maximum Security drug scandal, Charlatan drug test, Nadal early retirement and yesterday Arrogate died at only 7 years old. I know he didn't really get discussed here because he started racing after the Triple Crown races ended in 2016 , but in my opinion he was the best horse since Spectacular Bid, and I'm not sure that any horse ever had a four race stretch that was better than his (admittedly very short) prime.
Great writeup. Think Authentic is just too good.S.A. Derby
field of seven, thanks to Honor A.P. deciding to stay put in Cali, lest this would've lost a ton of luster as a mere 6 horse field serving as another Authentic exclamation point.
Baffert also has Azul Coast up in there, who has run admirably enough in his spots ... my ol' buddy Anneau d'Or also makes an appearance.
enough early speed from the #3 Shooters Shoot to get Authentic working hard from the 7 hole, right outside of HAP - the latter can dive in and rate off what will hopefully be hot fractions ... i'm calling this one for him, think Shirreffs has him cranked, the San Felipe was his first out in 5 months and he looked fit enough coming in second behind Authentic that day ... it was a baby step, and the works coming in for this have been spot on ... Smiff in the irons for what i expect to be a patient stalk and pounce and win journey.
Authentic has had little bother thus far, and might very well wire this one with ease ... with all the Charly and Raffa talk lately it seems as if he's been forgotten.
gimme 6/3,7/3,4,7
the most expensive horse in the Baffert barn will be making his debut today, as monster work freak Cezanne hits the dirt in a 6.5f, 50k MSW in race #6 (also at S.A., of course).
they are calling this one better looking than Charly and Justy ... so BB got himself another potential wunderkind just in time ... 4/5 ml odds, and the most anticipated first out of the year ... play the ice cold 1/4 exacta in this one for all ya got.
6037:09 EDT post time. NBCSN. Anybody know approx post time for Cezanne race? aint sitting all day for a walkover...
3:03 west coast7:09 EDT post time. NBCSN. Anybody know approx post time for Cezanne race? aint sitting all day for a walkover...
Honor A.P. much the bestS.A. Derby
field of seven, thanks to Honor A.P. deciding to stay put in Cali, lest this would've lost a ton of luster as a mere 6 horse field serving as another Authentic exclamation point.
Baffert also has Azul Coast up in there, who has run admirably enough in his spots ... my ol' buddy Anneau d'Or also makes an appearance.
enough early speed from the #3 Shooters Shoot to get Authentic working hard from the 7 hole, right outside of HAP - the latter can dive in and rate off what will hopefully be hot fractions ... i'm calling this one for him, think Shirreffs has him cranked, the San Felipe was his first out in 5 months and he looked fit enough coming in second behind Authentic that day ... it was a baby step, and the works coming in for this have been spot on ... Smiff in the irons for what i expect to be a patient stalk and pounce and win journey
yep, he's the only one left with a legit shot at the Corona CrownSo pretty much just a showcase for Tiz?
Corona is Spanish/Latin for crownyep, he's the only one left with a legit shot at the Corona Crown
cool, maybe they can get some sponsorship ... sounds like a planCorona is Spanish/Latin for crown
si, con mucho gusto!Dos Equis por Tres Coronas?
Read that yesterday but didn’t want to post itSo terrible to read about the tragic accident with horses from Clement’s barn. Horrific. Lost some quality thoroughbreds, including an American Pharaoh offspring. Sad. https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/241628/clement-stable-loses-10-horses-in-trailer-fire
Yeah, just a horrible storyRead that yesterday but didn’t want to post it
awful
That's quite the AOC. Claiming price of $100k. ***** has made $400k in 6 races.today's Gulfstream Race #9 is not your ordinary 1m, AOC 55k affair ... oh, no - far from it.
Derby Trail darlings Ete ***** and ol' buddy Sole Volante are bookending (respectively) the seven horse field ... FD blazer Shivaree (2nd to Tiz) also on board, firing out the 4 hole.
3 months since SV been out, and 2+ for the ***** & Shiv.
none too shabby for a no d1ck midweek card ... post time 4:15.
PS - now down to a 6 horse field as the #3 horse scratched.
yes, my very bad on that tag price wtf was i typingThat's quite the AOC. Claiming price of $100k. ***** has made $400k in 6 races.
You got a lean?yes, my very bad on that tag price wtf was i typing
You got a lean?
double negYou got a lean?
Here are the PP's.@otb_lifer, going to need that printable Belmont PP and race analysis ASAP. TIA, you da man!
Um.... anyone wanna piece of Authentic? Looks like shares are coming out soon.