tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post8483182721442162145..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Binn There Done ThatAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-53557472090043840462009-04-16T00:50:00.000-04:002009-04-16T00:50:00.000-04:00how timely. i was just wondering what "under good...how timely. i was just wondering what "under good handling" meant by drf's standards. as backstretch nomenclature, i'd characterize the term in one of two ways. One intent of horsemen i've heard use the term means under some urging, but to a non-specific degree. Also, theres a measure of compliment intended for the rider for either getting the most from the horse or a particularly professional, deliberately executed ride. <br /><br />Another more simple meaning just seems to be <I>solid but not substantial urging</I>. that is to say the horse is being asked, or at least reminded of his task, but not but not for his most. <br /><br />i would guess the definition as related to charts is closer to the latter, but i really don't know. my interpretation is strictly anecdotal.<br /><br />i doubt the definition will answer all the questions most chart readers have when encountering the term, however.thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05329697943812963362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-11338173437890625812009-04-08T14:59:00.000-04:002009-04-08T14:59:00.000-04:00sorry, i read it as after the speed duel that he w...sorry, i read it as after the speed duel that he was the subsequent winnerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-83545551686335316122009-04-08T12:41:00.000-04:002009-04-08T12:41:00.000-04:00No, I said This One's For Phil was a subsequent wi...No, I said This One's For Phil was a subsequent winner coming out of the FOY.Alan Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-86199576133733399952009-04-08T12:22:00.000-04:002009-04-08T12:22:00.000-04:00did i miss something, you have this ones for phil ...did i miss something, you have this ones for phil as the FOY winner, i thought q road won itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-41126801290941065502009-04-07T15:45:00.000-04:002009-04-07T15:45:00.000-04:00I remember Jose Binn, but really, it is just the n...I remember Jose Binn, but really, it is just the name, not the actual animal that I remember (you may have cashed him but I didn't!). For some reason, I remember him as a NYB. But probably he wasn't because back in those pre-Karakorum days, maybe 80% of NY breds were sired by Talc and only half of those could break 1:14 for 6f.steve in nchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061356872686618093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-48375747617119093562009-04-07T14:51:00.000-04:002009-04-07T14:51:00.000-04:00i hate fillies running in the derby and if i owned...i hate fillies running in the derby and if i owned her i would be pretty darn tempted to run her in it, she is so freakyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-76762753692483133402009-04-07T14:13:00.000-04:002009-04-07T14:13:00.000-04:00check that Alan I don't think she is nominated. 3...check that Alan I don't think she is nominated. <BR/>30for60Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-78770206117556346502009-04-07T14:07:00.000-04:002009-04-07T14:07:00.000-04:00I am sure someone will tell me to stick to my day ...I am sure someone will tell me to stick to my day job, or some other idiotic comment, however if I owned Rachel Alexandra I would be awfully tempted to run her in the Derby. IWR is juiced and therefore his Derby day performance is questionable. Quality Road has a quartercrack which makes him a dubious choice. After that it is wide open and she is as good as anyone else.<BR/>30for60Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-7862971546172258762009-04-07T10:22:00.000-04:002009-04-07T10:22:00.000-04:00I would think, given the disastrous ending to Big ...I would think, given the disastrous ending to Big Brown's attempt at the Triple Crown last year due to a quarter crack, that Quality Road's chances are now severely compromised. I Want Revenge appears to have moved to the 'head of the class.'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-77311193495801798502009-04-07T10:17:00.000-04:002009-04-07T10:17:00.000-04:00Its called at trainer responsibility rule for a re...Its called at trainer responsibility rule for a reason, he is responsible to know the rules, they are posted all over.<BR/><BR/>Doesnt matter what it is, the rules are clear that no substance is to be administered except lasix, and that only from the track vet.<BR/><BR/>Security should have perhaps warned him, yes, but it does not excuse his failure to know the rules.<BR/><BR/>That written, NYRA is clear in their statement that nothing was administered to IWR so there should be no question regarding his performance.<BR/><BR/>That written again, how long before IEAH uses this excuse to fire Mullins and transfers the horse to Dutrow (and Prado)?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-27431134796947836512009-04-07T07:38:00.000-04:002009-04-07T07:38:00.000-04:00With a few Derby hopefuls starting to get injured ...With a few Derby hopefuls starting to get injured and out of the race, how will this affect Dunkirk's chances of getting in?<BR/>I'd like to see him in as a "mystery horse" always adds to the excitement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-57557142148878733442009-04-07T06:22:00.000-04:002009-04-07T06:22:00.000-04:00Just an FYI on Montecore. He's by Hold That Tiger,...Just an FYI on Montecore. He's by Hold That Tiger, and Montecore was the tiger who attacked Roy (from Siegfried and Roy). Pretty clever.<BR/><BR/>Nice horse too. He had dueled inside with Omniscient in his debut, and Omniscient has since returned to win two in a row. Montecore himself returned to win by 8 lengths, and his only loss since then came around two turns. He really had those NY-bred sprinters over a barrel on Saturday.DiscreetPicksnoreply@blogger.com