Interesting entries Saturday at Pimlico

[kevb]

Race 6: Copingaway has run 6 races in the last 53 days. Each of the last four has been a new top (if you make a little mental allowance for the sl_pace race). Another top puts him in with a shot.
Race 7: Chief Istan is the ultimate ouchy horse. This will be his 3rd race in 626 days. Big numbers, likes time between races. Must use?
Race 9: Discreet Angel. Bred in KY, but has been a monster running at Camarero Race Track in Puerto Rico. Toss? Use?

Go well.

[Topcat]

kevb Wrote:
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> Race 6: Copingaway has run 6 races in the last 53
> days. Each of the last four has been a new top (if
> you make a little mental allowance for the sl_pace
> race). Another top puts him in with a shot.
> Race 7: Chief Istan is the ultimate ouchy horse.
> This will be his 3rd race in 626 days. Big
> numbers, likes time between races. Must use?
> Race 9: Discreet Angel. Bred in KY, but has been a
> monster running at Camarero Race Track in Puerto
> Rico. Toss? Use?
>
> Go well.


 All of interest . . . including the 800-pound gorilla in the room: how much rain will there be? How much wind will there be? How will the main track play?  The successful will need to be extraordinarily mentally-agile, on a race-to-race basis.

[mlnolan00]

Re: Discreet Angel.  I don\'t have any line on those races at Camarero but I do know this is the same owner as My Wandy\'s Girl who was imported and won a stakes right off the boat for Hushion and eventually won the G2 Barbara Fritchie.  

That one had some steam when she came in and this guy is a surprise guest so maybe that\'s the clue as to expectations in the little stakes Saturday.

[Tavasco]

For some of us it is entertaining to go through a fan friendly card like this gleening obtuse information. Had forgotten Saludos Amigos started out in SoCal as one who attended blistering paces.

kevb Wrote:
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> Race 6: Copingaway has run 6 races in the last 53
> days. Each of the last four has been a new top (if
> you make a little mental allowance for the sl_pace
> race). Another top puts him in with a shot.

For the trainer to scratch out of an AOC @ GP on 5/11 then ship up to MD for this race doesn\'t necessary mean he\'s high on the horse. But it is the first thought that comes to mind. Like you point out he\'s done a lot of running & improving recently. I am hoping the 4/1 mL holds up on Aquaphobia a horse shipping in from KEE off what I believe was a solid effort vs a couple of really good ones, Even though its name introduces superstition into the discussion          

> Race 7: Chief Istan is the ultimate ouchy horse.
> This will be his 3rd race in 626 days. Big
> numbers, likes time between races. Must use?

Regarding horses with a lot of white space. Ring Weekend @ 9/2 ML has run only once (and won) in about the same time frame. Given Motion\'s reputation it seems that one at the M/L will get a bet from me.


> Race 9: Discreet Angel. Bred in KY, but has been a
> monster running at Camarero Race Track in Puerto
> Rico. Toss? Use?
>

Race #9 a horse shipping in from Puerto Rico is nearly as crazy as a horse shipping in from Japan and doing well. As a side note; The expected favorite in this race Justin Squared crushed stable mate American Pride in April Whose stable mate American Freedom seems a weak favorite in the Sir Barton. The idea of backing a horse without data is radical. The collective intelligence of the board points out the presence of steam and owner history In any event it makes for good story telling. Sometimes just believing is enough i.e., Haru Urara

 
> Go well.

[rhagood]

80K wager just placed on Stradivari at Laurel confirmed, now at 3/5 odds
Nyqvist was 4/5 moved up to 5/2 and Exaggerator to 9/2.
Talk was that Stradivari would be over bet have already come true.
Most of the money is not in the pools yet so odds should settle back closer to where they were prior.

[TGJB]

I heard that too, but if 80k can do that only a tiny percentage of the money is in the pool. Something is wrong.