Hey Barry

TGJB · April 27, 2009, 09:15:10 AM

Is Unbridled Belle ready to run a top? How much weight are you getting from Zenyatta?

Barry Irwin · April 27, 2009, 07:51:03 PM

Unbridled Belle is less than 50-50 to run because she figures to be in heat on Thursday and may be bred to A. P. Indy, in which case we will have her covered and scratch. If the follicle holds off until Saturday, she will run.

Todd Pletcher was feeling pretty good about her chances until the announcement yesterday that Zenyatta was coming.

As you know, UB ran a tremendous race off the bench last year, then went backwards.

richiebee · April 27, 2009, 10:46:36 PM

Does anyone else take Zenyatta\'s Churchill appearance to mean that there is a decent chance that the BC will be run at CD, and not SA, this fall?

Silver Charm · April 28, 2009, 12:28:48 AM

Maybe.

Or the Trainer is telling the truth and she needs a race and racing needs HER to race

Lotta hearts could be mended this weekend.

Barry good luck you are already off to a busy start with the Derby Trial winner.

TGJB · April 28, 2009, 09:00:39 AM

Give her a shot and run her. Big shot (other kind) here, Zenyatta is good but not that good, may not run her best, and gives you 6 pounds.

Barry Irwin · April 28, 2009, 02:44:13 PM

As of today, it is 60-40 to run based on her unchanged progesterone level.

randy_yu · April 28, 2009, 03:55:49 PM

Barry,

Does a filly in heat affect her performance during a race? According to Frankel, Ginger Punch was in heat prior to the Persoanl Ensign last year at Saratoga. You may recall she ran one of her best races, much to our chagrin.

Barry Irwin · April 28, 2009, 05:31:38 PM

It is an individual thing, but generally I think it is considered to be a negative. High strung fillies and mares seems to take it harder than more placid distaffers.

drbillym · April 29, 2009, 09:09:45 AM

High hopes for Kinsella today?

Barry Irwin · April 29, 2009, 06:51:48 PM

Displaced when he got so rank Leparoux had to use too much force to repeatedly check him off heels. The colt can run, and run a lot, but he is still very much a green youngster that needs to learn to settle.

randy_yu · May 01, 2009, 05:18:37 PM

Barry,

I thought Unbridled Belle was a great bet at 7/2, especially without Zenyatta. Are we going to see her again?

TGJB · May 01, 2009, 05:35:33 PM

Only on a catalogue page.

jimbo66 · May 01, 2009, 05:53:40 PM

She ran like an elephant. She did like a steal at 7-2. More consistently fast than the winner and getting weight at 5 times the price.

No such thing as a \"steal\".

Tomorrow is another day, but today was not a good TG day. Quite a few \"no shot\" horses on TG won and a bunch of \"good looking TG lines\" ran poorly. Will be curious to see the analysis tomorrow and see if TGJB/TGAB did as poorly as I did.

I know it is only a million dollars in the pool,but 5-1 on General Quarters? I guess it must be one big bet, as the double price is in line with other 20-1 shots.

miff · May 01, 2009, 05:57:38 PM

\"I know it is only a million dollars in the pool,but 5-1 on General Quarters? I guess it must be one big bet, as the double price is in line with other 20-1 shots\"

Jim,

Think that might be a mistake?, saw him at 14-1, hours ago.

Mike

TGJB · May 01, 2009, 06:07:14 PM

Wasn\'t a good day for me or the analysis, but quite a few of the horses we liked did run well.

Two horse boxes in the first and third, in both cases one won and the other ran out.

Two horse box in the sixth ran 1-3.

Zenyatta scratch mad that whole race a different question, and you had to guess about UB on an off track.

Two horse box in the 9th, Cool Coal Man ran okay, the other didn\'t.

Turfiste ran okay at a big price, tough to find that winner.

Still, definitely not a good day.