tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post7832198919195191171..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Warming Up For The Big DebutAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-21150082304799537432009-01-30T18:12:00.000-05:002009-01-30T18:12:00.000-05:00Snow Fighter (off @ 4/1 odds )opened up a bit of a...Snow Fighter (off @ 4/1 odds )opened up a bit of a lead turning for home, but couldn't hang on and ended up finishing out of the money. Truth be told, he never got the kind of lead i was hoping for down the backstretch. The eventual winner All Man was lapped right on him pretty much the whole way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-29731821120513961352009-01-30T15:17:00.000-05:002009-01-30T15:17:00.000-05:00Santa Anita - Race 3#2 Snow Fighter (8/1 ml)Very ...Santa Anita - Race 3<BR/><BR/>#2 Snow Fighter (8/1 ml)<BR/><BR/>Very quick horse for Art Sherman had been training quite well into his last race, which was his first start in over a year. He was really up against it from a situational aspect however, stuck down on the rail with loads of speed in the race to challenge him. Predictably, he was on the lead through some very fast fractions, and hung on quite well to miss by a few lengths at the wire in fast time. Strong effort, but even more impressive when you consider that he was probably a bit short on conditioning coming off the year-long layoff. Figures to have gotten a lot out of that race, and has had ample time to recover. Best of all though, he now meets a field very different from last time, meaning there's not much early speed in here to challenge him. Would expect Snow Fighter to jump out on the lead here thru relatively soft fractions, and have a nice head-start turning for home. Think he may be tough to catch here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-5773945219955754642009-01-30T13:31:00.000-05:002009-01-30T13:31:00.000-05:00I'm still trying to figure out how Haskin has The ...I'm still trying to figure out how Haskin has The Pamplemousse ranked in the twenties on his Derby list, behind a horse like Checklist who has one career start (at 6 furlongs, no less).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-50860787499825393392009-01-30T13:15:00.000-05:002009-01-30T13:15:00.000-05:00'first time gelded' is one stat you won't find in ...'first time gelded' is one stat you won't find in Formulator. no clue!Alan Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-66217792514391739092009-01-30T13:08:00.000-05:002009-01-30T13:08:00.000-05:00At AQ today in race 7, Boss Zach is now a gelding....At AQ today in race 7, Boss Zach is now a gelding. He has a back fig that could do it. Does anyone have any experience with B. Levine and the ultimate equipment change?steve in nchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061356872686618093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-59664672157008757252009-01-30T11:13:00.000-05:002009-01-30T11:13:00.000-05:00Rockland is up next in the Holy Bull - should be i...Rockland is up next in the <A HREF="http://superfectablog.blogspot.com/2009/01/big-weekend-at-gulfstream.html" REL="nofollow">Holy Bull</A> - should be interesting to see how he stacks up.Superfectahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13160193760814449962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-73046594790824520232009-01-30T06:58:00.000-05:002009-01-30T06:58:00.000-05:00Michael Matz also has Rockland, a promising son of...Michael Matz also has Rockland, a promising son of Smarty Jones, in his care.<BR/>Rockland has run on dirt, grass and synthetic tracks in his brief career and has shown a lot of versatility as well as heart.<BR/>His speed figures are not that great but he is worth watching.<BR/>I'd like to know when his next start is scheduled. I'm pretty sure he is in Florida at the moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com