20/1 M/L on MARKET RUMOR? I don\'t think so. I think she\'s a solid 4/1 shot in here. Only concern is that she\'s always wide and has drawn outside for this race.
Horse to beat looks like BAJAN GIRL. Ran a huge number at GP and didn\'t fall apart afterwards. Current form suggests she\'s worth something around 2/1.
The other horse to consider is GRACEFUL PRINCESS. I respect the number she ran last time out, but she\'s a 5yo with issues and is off a top. 7/1 on this one.
The rest are a reach and I wouldn\'t take less than 12/1 on any of them.
Hello Pete,
I see you have returned to the Dark Side (smile).
Why don\'t you make it easy for everyone and give the track, date, and race # so we don\'t have to go searching? Small favors.
I don\'t have an opinion here so that makes it easy to attack yours. What are friends for?
First off Delaware is (was?) a difficult track to ship into, kinda like Tampa.
Your initial horse Market Rumor is trained by Wilkes. After the Brooklyn I advised a friend to \"Stop Me\" if I ever consider backing one of Ian\'s again in life. Yes, I know this is extreme, but you have to make stands in this game. Yeah, I cashed Fort Larned, that was maybe the last one. He couldn\'t figure out the horse wanted dirt until a rainoff.
Forget Bajan Girl. I already tried to cash her in the La Troienne under, no good. Wanted to take adv of insider info, IE the back track at GP on 2/20 that did a lot of pace types like her and Mrs Danvers in. Hasn\'t worked.
Also forget getting value on Todd\'s Graceful Princess. Irad is there. People notice that. One work since her 4/16 race? Good Luck.
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> Hello Pete,
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> I see you have returned to the Dark Side (smile).
Don\'t get too close. You may get tempted.
I\'ll let you know what I think of Wilkes after this race. 😉
Too bad you don\'t have The Sheets for this race. Would have loved to get your opinion. Next time.
There are sure to be races where we can compare the products. This won\'t be one of those times.
My criticism of Wilkes is unfair. He seems a capable trainer. My luck playing his charges is probably error on my part.
I saw the changes are in at Delaware. Is Irad really riding? A quick healer, that one. I had forgotten his spill.
This is Jerry\'s board. I don\'t use the product. I will try to refrain from posting here. I sometimes fail in my pursuits.
I have your email, so will use it.
Gary Irish Wrote:
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> I saw the changes are in at Delaware. Is Irad
> really riding? A quick healer, that one. I had
> forgotten his spill.
I think it\'s still too early. I\'m anticipating more scratches. The well informed indicated yesterday that #2 CRYSTAL BALL and #5 JILTED BRIDE will pass in favor of a stake at Tdn on Ohio Derby day.
The scratches are starting to trickle in now. It should be a seven horse field when it\'s all said and done. #9 QUEEN NEKIA should be the final scratch.
I wasn\'t anticipating the #4 and #6 to scratch. No biggie, but it had a slight impact on my odds.
I\'ll go down to 9/5 on BAJAN GIRL and 7/2 on MARKET RUMOR. GRACEFUL PRINCESS stays at 7/1.