tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post8451397755757016650..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: All In A Day's ClaimsAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-18012967111455206322009-05-23T10:12:06.999-04:002009-05-23T10:12:06.999-04:00I finally agree with Kerrison on an issue;
"Birdi...I finally agree with Kerrison on an issue;<br /><br />"Birdie and Rachel are potential starters in the Belmont for one good reason -- they are talented, sound horses with solid foundations built up over two seasons of racing over distances of ground. They have restored sanity to the training regimen of America. The new craze that dominates so much of the business -- fresh-is-best and less-is-more -- took a thrashing in this run at the Triple Crown.<br /><br />The sparingly raced, well-bred aspirants either fell by the wayside or crashed in the running.<br /><br />Mine That Bird began his racing career last July at Woodbine and went on to run in no less than six races as a 2-year-old.<br /><br />Rachel Alexandra matched him. She started out at Churchill Downs last May and ran in six races as a 2-year-old.<br /><br />In recent years, we have had a rash of gifted but lightly raced horses pitched into the Triple Crown races --Barbaro, Smarty Jones, Big Brown -- and not one of them went the full distance.<br /><br />Trainer Larry Jones is an exponent of the fresh-horse theory. He brought two good colts to the Derby -- Hard Spun in 2007 and Friesan Fire this year -- off almost identical training patterns.<br /><br />Neither had raced for seven weeks before going to the Derby. But both were given blazing workouts in place of competitive racing, whistling through five-furlong drills in 57 seconds and change five days before the race. Both lost.<br /><br />Spaced races and fast workouts just don't seem to cut it.<br /><br />All the evidence indicates a horse needs a strong foundation of racing, preferably across two seasons, to withstand the hard demands of the Triple Crown chase. In that regard, no horses came to the Preakness as well equipped as Mine That Bird and Rachel Alexandra."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-25517485368340361562009-05-23T09:34:10.134-04:002009-05-23T09:34:10.134-04:00Went to track Friday, buddies sit in clubhouse, ne...Went to track Friday, buddies sit in clubhouse, near paddock, said they saw a woman yelling and waving her arms which spooked City on Line, they are VEry close to horses at that point..hope outrider not saddled with blame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-29744202063773212462009-05-22T09:30:29.160-04:002009-05-22T09:30:29.160-04:00For the train junkies, the Big A subway stop is th...For the train junkies, the Big A subway stop is the least used in the entire system. Lets hope the consultants do not get wind of this.<br /><br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/pc9dtx<br /><br />The least-used station in the entire system is, unsurprisingly, the northbound station at Aqueduct Racetrack, which might as well be on Pluto. The outpost, only open on race days, serves a whopping 30,000 patrons per year. That’s roughly how many people enter Times Square station every 4 hours.jknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-44106654676028380602009-05-21T16:47:32.189-04:002009-05-21T16:47:32.189-04:00Whoa, Alan that's an impressive list: Liebman,...Whoa, Alan that's an impressive list: Liebman, Finley, Hakim and yourself coming from the Racing & Wagering Board. Good stuff! I knew this blog is boss.<br /><br />Does Hakim have a flavor for horse racing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-15858470506314662352009-05-21T15:41:17.987-04:002009-05-21T15:41:17.987-04:00NYRA should put all of the barn notes on the web s...NYRA should put all of the barn notes on the web so we can all read them.jknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-72644220870458068632009-05-21T15:31:37.102-04:002009-05-21T15:31:37.102-04:00I needed something-Well lets say I wanted somethin...I needed something-Well lets say I wanted something and had no way to get my desired goal- Between Andy the little guy Serling & Dan Silver it was accomplished.<br /> And they have no idea who I am- They did it why? Because they are good guys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-23273300779369797172009-05-21T15:30:59.880-04:002009-05-21T15:30:59.880-04:00sour grapes towards Borel? someone has been rippi...sour grapes towards Borel? someone has been ripping up a lot of tickets lately. Rachel Alexandra was a steal at 9-5.Colonel Jessepnoreply@blogger.com