tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post8381575415986718943..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Preakness ThoughtsAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-51131582786776237762009-05-16T00:33:00.000-04:002009-05-16T00:33:00.000-04:00While I'm at it. what chances do you give my Pengu...While I'm at it. what chances do you give my Penguino's against the Canes? Cam Ward is a Monster. If we get past him I think Fleury extracts his revenge against Osgood and the very old Red Wings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-15053126040443451292009-05-16T00:08:00.000-04:002009-05-16T00:08:00.000-04:00Alan, I feel it is my duty to warn you of the poss...Alan, I feel it is my duty to warn you of the possible ramifications of leaving Luv Gov off your ticket. Named after your deposed Ex Govenor Elliot Spitzer. Just think of the irony if he wins. At least put a 2 dollar exacta box with the filly. I think Marylou whitney has another horse running named, Ninth Client after Spitzer's famous pecadillo. what's in the water up there in Albany?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-88061083558774802072009-05-15T23:23:00.000-04:002009-05-15T23:23:00.000-04:00Off topic, copied this from Crists blog;
"Interes...Off topic, copied this from Crists blog;<br /><br />"Interesting thoughts about synthetic racetracks from trainer Gary Stute (Papa Clem), who has trained and raced on them in California the last two years, during a TVG interview today:<br /><br />"I've kind of been against synthetics the whole time and I think a few more people are starting to agree with me now. I run a lot fewer horses than I used to. Seems like I used to have three times as many horses in the barn as on the ranch and now it's three times as much on the ranch as at the barn. It seems like if they start to go sore behind it doesn't matter what you do, you just can't get them right. Honestly, I've given away about 15 horses in the last year with bowed tendons."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-76317153490905338452009-05-15T22:42:00.000-04:002009-05-15T22:42:00.000-04:00Here is the link for the CNBC interview with Peebl...Here is the link for the CNBC interview with Peebles<br /><br />http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1124854573&play=1<br /><br />theimanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-7773681621247015832009-05-15T21:26:00.000-04:002009-05-15T21:26:00.000-04:00Just got back from Lucky's race and sportsbook in ...Just got back from Lucky's race and sportsbook in Las Vegas, and they were offering the following props:<br /><br />Will Rachel Alexandra win the Preakness?<br /><br />Yes +190<br />No -225<br /><br /><br />MATCHUPS<br /><br />Mine That Bird +220<br />Rachel Alexandra -300<br /><br />Pioneerof the Nile +150<br />Rachel Alexandra -180<br /><br />Friesan Fire -110<br />Pioneerof the Nile -120<br /><br />Mine That Bird +150<br />Pioneerof the Nile -180<br /><br />Papa Clem -115<br />Mine That Bird -115<br /><br />Musket Man -115<br />Papa Clem -115<br /><br />Papa Clem +140<br />Pioneerof the Nile -170<br /><br />Friesan Fire -130<br />Papa Clem +100DiscreetPicksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-13775985727052129082009-05-15T20:24:00.000-04:002009-05-15T20:24:00.000-04:00Happened to see Don Peebles on CNBC this morning. ...Happened to see Don Peebles on CNBC this morning. What a goof ball this guy is as he fumbled over the Aqueduct facts and figures, making at least two key factual errors. Here's a guy that has never done a project in NYCity, nor a Gaming project, and he gets a segment on CNBC to promote his bid? Governor Paterson should see right through this fellows antics as they are shallow and without merit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-49323060907263433772009-05-15T17:29:00.000-04:002009-05-15T17:29:00.000-04:00I don't buy the "trained to peak in the Oaks" argu...I don't buy the "trained to peak in the Oaks" argument. It seems to me that the colts were trained to peak in the Derby. So if you discount her for that reason, you ought to discount the colts that ran in the Derby too. Also the timing of her races is certainly comparable to Papa Clem's and Musket Man's, both of whom you like. I expect her to hold her own.Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-21422303088712510152009-05-15T16:01:00.000-04:002009-05-15T16:01:00.000-04:00Do NOT overlook Terrain here. If the pace is as q...Do NOT overlook Terrain here. If the pace is as quick as I expect, he may be flying late, and may get first run on Mine That Bird.El Angelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14145024095815950963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-34873687604416771932009-05-15T15:19:00.000-04:002009-05-15T15:19:00.000-04:00Rachael Alexander's short price drew me back in fo...Rachael Alexander's short price drew me back in for this one to take a shot against her.<br /><br />It is a big relief that Andy Beyer thinks my choice, Big Drama, won't be fit enough. I was scared he was about to pick him. BD is being brought to this exactly the opposite of the filly, with the same sprint-to-route, 6 or 7 week off pattern that he used to romp at Calder. He's fast, has the rail as opposed to post 13, and a good pattern of 6f wkts. If I could lock in the ML odds, I'd be very happy.<br /><br />I too do not think Bird's race was necessarily a fluke, although I'm not expecting a repetition tomorrow. But if you are right about the speed fig for the Sunland Derby, Beyer wasn't alone in making the error. I don't think anyone gave that race a good #.steve in nchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061356872686618093noreply@blogger.com