tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post115034560370304326..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: All In The FamilyAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1150415072051345472006-06-15T19:44:00.000-04:002006-06-15T19:44:00.000-04:00...i had big workout reports today on a 2yo named ......i had big workout reports today on a 2yo named Coco Belle, in the 6th race @ Hollywood...she was 9/2 on the morning line, so i went ahead and bet her this morning when i went to pick up my Racing Form...as i was walking out of the building, i opened the Form for a quick look...i then stopped dead in my tracks, as the listed trainer was none other than "John Sadler"...ugh!...i shit you not, i turned right back around and cancelled my ticket without a second thought...while he's a good enough trainer, Sadler simply DOES NOT win first time out...it doesn't matter how good the horse is, how well he's been working, who's been named to ride, whatever...betting a Sadler first-timer is the closest thing there is to setting your money on fire, or flushing it down the toilet...i think the guy's won with maybe 1 first-time starter over the last year (DRF lists him as hitting 3% from 60 starters)....can anyone with Formulator or a similar service pull up the stats and tell just how bad this guy is with firsters???...also, if possible, his record with 2yo and non-2yo first-time starters...anyway, as for Coco Belle, she got bet down to 2/1 favoritism, and you guessed it, she ran second...good grief...by the way, in case you're wondering, Sadler has a very good record with second-time starters...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1150394337781956732006-06-15T13:58:00.000-04:002006-06-15T13:58:00.000-04:00Great card at Churchill on Saturday. Private Vow (...Great card at Churchill on Saturday. Private Vow (my early early early Derby fav.) makes his return against Simon Pure and High Cotton in the Northern Dancer. After High Cotton's nice score at Pimlico, Private Vow may be worth a nice price with his steady works. I was going to mow the lawn, but I might need to get a case of beer and sit in front of BrisBet instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1150391573076059372006-06-15T13:12:00.000-04:002006-06-15T13:12:00.000-04:00Yes, indeed there is!Yes, indeed there is!Alan Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1150386935566045442006-06-15T11:55:00.000-04:002006-06-15T11:55:00.000-04:00That looks like a very nice lineup on ESPN on Satu...That looks like a very nice lineup on ESPN on Saturday. Do you know if there will be one of those NTRA national pick 4s with those races?TripleCrownRacinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02253905955688723823noreply@blogger.com