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Title: Spirit of St. Louis
Post by: jbelfior on January 25, 2025, 05:37:57 PM
You may not have played him off of his Beyers but one would definitely consider him off of his TG #\'s. Great job again TG......best turf numbers in the business.


Good Luck,
Joe B
Title: Re: Spirit of St. Louis
Post by: pip4126 on January 25, 2025, 09:30:48 PM
Can someone please explain to me that performance by White Abbario?
Was the field that bad? Or does Joseph have some magic potion?
On another note. How bad were the Casse, Appleby, and Pletcher runners yesterday?
Title: Re: Spirit of St. Louis
Post by: Roman on January 26, 2025, 12:11:22 AM
Seven wins from nine starts at Gulfstream ?
Horse for course ?
As for the potion, he did have two unexplained fatalities in very short order , owned  by the same owner. One can only speculate if he is doing something nefarious.

When the Servis / Navarro debacle went down, I was almosst certain that that would be just the first wave of indictments.

Makes you wonder what they know and did not act upon. The owners on the wire taps with Navarro never faced any sanctions for their conduct.
Was that not enough probable cause for further wire taps and investigation?
And the Fishman wire taps with him incriminating a certain powerful owner and breeder not enough probable cause to further the investigation,  especially since that barn had been caught using performance enhancing substances more than once?

What happened to using data in regards to suspicious performances to monitor certain barns?

Remember last year when they intercepted a shipment of PED\'s destined for the equine industry.  No one in racing was implicated. Who were they for?

Saffies horses do seem to run huge efforts , and at times are very puzzling.
But White Abarrio did win a few G1\'s, and his record at Gp is impressive.

I thought his better days were behind him, thought he had an outside chance to win, but not like that.
Title: Re: Spirit of St. Louis
Post by: johnnym on January 26, 2025, 07:42:20 AM
Include the Cali shippers with that statement.
New the ML would not hold on that horse.
Title: Re: Spirit of St. Louis
Post by: pip4126 on January 26, 2025, 08:21:16 AM
I am sure it will be a long flight back for those outfits.
Are the CA horses just slower?
Title: Re: Spirit of St. Louis
Post by: billk5300s on January 26, 2025, 08:40:34 AM
Saffie Joseph has special powers.
Title: Re: Spirit of St. Louis
Post by: jerry on January 26, 2025, 08:54:00 AM
It’s a notoriously corrupt industry and that’s putting it mildly.
Title: Re: Spirit of St. Louis
Post by: jerry on January 26, 2025, 09:10:56 AM
My guess is White Abbario has a few physical ailments that prevent him from running his A race every time. When those ailments are successfully treated he’s extremely fast. When not, he’s an also ran.

He’s had two trainers, Joseph and Dutrow. Both are capable of treating physical ailments successfully. I wish I had keys to the trunks of their cars. Especially in this weather.
Title: Re: Spirit of St. Louis
Post by: Roman on January 26, 2025, 10:36:15 AM
It\'s the glued on shoes.
Title: Re: Spirit of St. Louis
Post by: jerry on January 27, 2025, 07:30:34 AM
I don’t know what it is but I’m more than tired of guessing.
Title: Re: Spirit of St. Louis
Post by: cjestice on February 01, 2025, 07:09:18 AM
A big thank you for SOSL.

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