Trainer Speak

[jp702006]

Definitely don\'t want to put any hard works into them so they would actually have a chance to win.......whatever he has done in the past obviously hasn\'t worked with previous contenders. Why would you ever keep that same game plan? When on the biggest stage, he seems to suffer from the inevitable tight sphincter.

Patrick

[rhagood]

For what it\'s worth, my take on Moyahmen:

Based on Trackus ground loss at the point Moyhamen reached Nyquist\'s flank he had ceded 6 to 7 lengths after completing both turns, combined with the fact he didn\'t ever take the bit (jockey speak) left him rubber legged and tired for the first time down the stretch. Previous efforts had left him non-winded, I was on hand for all 3 races.

Since the Florida Derby was carded last when I left the track I walked up the near turn chute which takes you to the test/receiving barns.  Moyhamen was being tended to and a short while later I actually talked to his groom, a pleasant young man.  He was a bit stunned at the non-effort as everyone else and thought \"he was going to the Derby with an undefeated horse\".  I suggested that a Grade 1 win was in the cards this year if Moyhamen stayed healthy and could keep/add weight, note previous mentions to his \"slight\" frame and weight issues.  The groom agreed admitting that some confused him for a filly as he is not wide chested.

What this all means for the Kentucky Derby, as feared this race (once Nyquist was announced to run) may have set him back with not a lot of time to recoup the lost weight. Keiran hopes the cooler weather in Kentucky with stimulate his appetite. If he is not coming our of his skin and training lights out then a toss for sure.

On a lighter note, I also talked to the Sallee Van man overseeing the late departures. He used to do horse stunts for the movies and said he hated the CGI fakery of today. He trained the mule in \"The Waterboy\" and told me how he got him to drink water out of a toilet for one scene. His last horse was used in the tv show the Glades a few hears back. Maybe he could train Mohaymen to get a new top in the Derby, short of voodoo that ain\'t happening!

[jp702006]

Frank, You had 2 of your final 4 in the championship game, very impressive. That was an incredible last 2 minutes. I hope you crushed it!

Patrick

[FrankD.]

Patrick,

Thank you.In my pool I ended up 4th which was good for $7,500. After an awesome first round 27 of 32 I only had 10 of the sweet 16 and 3 of the elite 8. Syracuse saved me as I was amazed that even in upstate NY only 2 of 400 people in the pool had Cuse in the final 4.

I had a very good betting tourney to say the least with Villanova covering easily in all 6 of their games and I crushed them in their last 4. As much of a media consensus that NC was the line was locked at 2.5 everywhere until very close to game time and I had to shop to get 3 points.

An incredible game and as usual the excitement, wagering, bar and office pools of this exciting event are topped only by the super bowl.It\'s simply unbelievable what this event has evolved into over the past 30 years. Horse racing could take a few marketing cues from its growth for sure!

Good luck,

Frank D.

[richiebee]

Outstanding job. A good night for you all around, as the Rangers finally clinched
a playoff spot.

We\'ll put in a request to the Jockey Club to change your name from \"Frankie
Rainbow\" to \"Frankie Brackets\".

[atakante]

Nice investigative journalism work Fairmount1, they should have given you access to the Panama Papers as well