tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post113699268287230027..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Highland Cat Back SoonAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1137030152103409812006-01-11T20:42:00.000-05:002006-01-11T20:42:00.000-05:00...lost another unit today...Metric System went of......lost another unit today...Metric System went off @ 7/2, but didn't break that well and was rushed up along the inside to take the lead...didn't appaer to be travelling all that comfortably, and had nothing left when they turned into the lane...i was certainly expecting more...<BR/><BR/>...as for the piece in today's Form about the San Rafael, and Drysdale's quote that YTOM is being given a break...okay, we kinda already knew that...but he also says the horse won't return until March?...MARCH???...that doesn't seem kosher, even for a guy as notoriously conservative as Drysdale...first off, it's not as if YTOM had a long, taxing 2yo campaign...he's only started three times for crying out loud, and only twice in succession (his debut was way back @ Del Mar)...for this he needs a 2 1/2 month break???...even if he IS healthy (which i'm beginning to doubt), Drysdale is the kind of guy who likes to bring a horse along slowly...a March debut when you're thinking Derby seems a lot more like a rush-job to me...maybe he's going with the 2-preps-then-Derby schedule, which has become so fashionable lately...but i dunno, i've been watching Drysdale for a long time now, and this just doesn't look right...keep in mind, when his mega-prospect Fusaichi Samurai injured himself last year, we heard exactly NOTHING from Drysdale...at least not until the horse had disappeared for over a month, and people began asking questions...then it was announced that he was "off the Derby Trail"...i dunno, maybe i'm just being paranoid, and i certainly hope i'm wrong...but i've got a bad feeling about this...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1137016061665410062006-01-11T16:47:00.000-05:002006-01-11T16:47:00.000-05:00Smart Bet seems like a logical choice but I suppos...Smart Bet seems like a logical choice but I suppose the philly.com contest will require something more creative than that.<BR/><BR/>And Walter as porn star "Sticky Jones," ha! If the rest of you knew Walter's last name, you'd be laughing as hard as I am.Alan Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1137011021195487902006-01-11T15:23:00.000-05:002006-01-11T15:23:00.000-05:00...a good name for that one would be Smart Bet..........a good name for that one would be Smart Bet...<BR/><BR/>...funny story...a couple of years ago on Derby Day, half the people who were betting Smarty Jones were asking for "Smarty Pants"...not sure where the mix-up came from, but i didn't find it TOO off-the-wall...then some guy came up and asked for "Sticky Jones"...lol...if i ever become a porn star, that's the name i'm using...<BR/><BR/>...also of note...of course we had some sheets printed up, with all the horses names and numbers and morning lines, etc...one of the entrants was the Baffert colt Wimbledon, who was an early scratch...so right after his name, it said "scratched"...well, about 30 seconds to post, some guy comes RUNNING up to the window, slams a twenty down on the counter, and says "twenty dollars on Wimbledon Scratched!"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1137010412458688402006-01-11T15:13:00.000-05:002006-01-11T15:13:00.000-05:00I LOVE the name. Very nice.Alternating silks...hmm...I LOVE the name. Very nice.<BR/><BR/>Alternating silks...hmmm. Now I feel really demanding for stating our partnership horse would run in ours, with no considerations! Ah well. He's the only horse we've got, and it's easier to negotiate with partners you're related to. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com