Comments on From the Ring to the Racetrack: Kicking in the afterburners

Dan- Thanks for posting. The Woodbine races were ...

2009-05-07T16:29:00.000-04:00

Dan-

Thanks for posting. The Woodbine races were fairly impressive (although not terribly fast). The day he won the Grey Cup, Van Lear Rose won the filly race with a time that was four lengths faster.

That being said, I agree with you. MTB's run in the Derby was no Giacomo clunk-up. That was very real acceleration. I don't care what his odds were or how unpredictable the outcome was going in, that was a serious move.

The big question is, can he do it again?

Pete, People seem to forget that Mind that Bird w...

2009-05-07T14:31:00.000-04:00

Pete,
People seem to forget that Mind that Bird was the Canadian 2YO Champ and he was only beaten 9+ length in the BC and was wide the whole race.

In his 2 races at Sun the Jockey took hold of him both times he started to make his move. In the Sun Derby he would have had a 10 length lead if not held at the 3/8 pole. I thougt the Derby was a fluke but am changing my mind. He looks like he can run a 34 and change 3/8 any time he wants to you just have to let him keep going.

I have not seen any one mention Calvin's getting u...

2009-05-07T14:20:00.000-04:00

I have not seen any one mention Calvin's getting up on the horse looking back and waveing bye bye to the field just past the 16th pole.

Am I the only one that saw it?

Hi Pete, I'd say that was chaos theory in action,...

2009-05-06T21:42:00.000-04:00

Hi Pete,

I'd say that was chaos theory in action, no way could anyone have confidently picked that horse to win, happens sometimes.

Dad

A friend from the Great White North ... lol Sound...

2009-05-05T15:40:00.000-04:00

A friend from the Great White North ... lol

Sounds like a betting conspiracy to me!

The ticket is on my 'fridge for now, mainly just b...

2009-05-05T13:40:00.000-04:00

The ticket is on my 'fridge for now, mainly just because it makes me happy to see it.

I will cash it soon though, and plan to have fun with the money.

No worries, I am not a genuis -- a close friend of the family, who is from the Great White North, was high on this horse and told me to bet him as a live long shot. Mine that gold, if you will. =)

For some reason his win on 9/14 in the Swynford St...

2009-05-05T10:38:00.000-04:00

For some reason his win on 9/14 in the Swynford Stakes is not on my free replay service (calracing.com).

I'll post a link to replays of his three stakes wins at Woodbine later today.

RR- The stakes wins at Woodbine on 8/23 and 10/5 ...

2009-05-04T19:12:00.000-04:00

RR-

The stakes wins at Woodbine on 8/23 and 10/5 were nice runs, full of potential. WAYYY better than the Sunland performances. I had not seen those previously.

No, I just watched the Sunland races. Will check o...

2009-05-04T18:57:00.000-04:00

No, I just watched the Sunland races. Will check out the Woodbine races now...

Pete, did you watch those Canada races? Also, wat...

2009-05-04T18:02:00.000-04:00

Pete, did you watch those Canada races? Also, watch that last breeze by Borel!

I'm not an expert as far as collector's value goes...

2009-05-04T16:47:00.000-04:00

I'm not an expert as far as collector's value goes, but at 50-1 I'm cashing now!

Would you care to share with us how you picked him? :-)

I've gone back and watched his race replays to see if some hint was there, and I just don't see it. That was a remarkable transformation.

My only question is do I hold on to my win ticket ...

2009-05-04T14:12:00.000-04:00

My only question is do I hold on to my win ticket on the off chance he wins the Triple Crown, or cash out now? ;)