Barclay Tagg watching over his horses at Belmont (Jason Moran)
Posted by dana on Apr 17 2008
Filed Under: Javier Castellano, 2008, Jason Moran, Kentucky Derby, Eibar Coa, Derby Trail, Barclay Tagg, Racing
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That Prado would take the mount on Adriano. I was hoping for Tale of Ekati, but I will certainly look a little closer at Adriano now. I definitely liked his run in the Lane’s End but didn’t think much about it as it seemed like his connections were going to resist the temptation (I should have known better).
I wonder if this means Coa will be back on Tale of Ekati with Elysium Fields confirmed as out and Big Truck at #28 in the earnings. That doesn’t seem like such a bad thing.
Posted by dana on Apr 16 2008
Filed Under: 3yo, 2008, Edgar Prado, Kentucky Derby, Barclay Tagg, Eibar Coa, Derby Trail
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Hesanoldsalt and Eibar Coa win in the rain at Saratoga 2006. (Sarah K. Andrew)
I just sat down to catch up on some news when this sad item awaited me in my RSS reader.
Apparently he reared up, got away from his handler and took off only to crash into a tree when someone tried to stop him. The full story is at Bloodhorse.
“He looked great when he came in,” said Zito. “He was gonna have a good year. It’s sad, and when I think of all the good memories we had with him, it’s just incredible. I loved that horse. He was a wonderful, wonderful addition to our barn.”
Here he is running a very game second to Corinthian in the Gulfstream Handicap last year. With a touch more distance it looks like he could have done it…
Rest in Peace.
Posted by dana on Jan 17 2008
Filed Under: Farewell, 2008, Sarah K. Andrew, YouTube, Eibar Coa, :(, Race Replay
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John Velazquez, far right, aboard English Channel squeak through the rail to drive home. (Sarah K. Andrew).
On Saturday there were 3 standout rides for me, and as well on Sunday Johnny V and English Channel redefined rail skimming.
Belmont’s 3rd on Saturday saw Eibar Coa aboard Angelic Aura press the pace of the favorite Indian War Dance in the beginning of the race and then pull back at the 1/2 mark. The 7yo gelding was able to take the lead at the 3/4 pole after successfully tiring out the less than even money favorite, who finished 4th about 6 or so lengths behind him.
Mario Pino did almost the opposite with Hard Spun… he slowed the pace to a crawl knowing that his horse would still be able to pour it on but that Street Sense would not be able to catch him going that slow.
Back to Belmont where first time G1 winner Alan Garcia and Lahudood made a bold move on the inside to steal the upset from Rosinka.
All and all, it was was some great riding.
Posted by dana on Oct 01 2007
Filed Under: Lahudood, Alan Garcia, English Channel, Sarah K. Andrew, Rosinka, John Velazquez, Breeders' Cup, Mario Pino, Eibar Coa, 2007, Racing
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Wow, that was one action packed weekend! Fabulous Strike’s fabulous front-running first G1 win, English Channel’s last minute daring push through a hole that he had to make big enough, Unbridled Belle’s unabashed upset and last but not least Curlin & Lawyer Ron’s stretch battle. And that was just today, on one track!
Todd Pletcher’s back and so am I! After unsuccessfully trying my hand at Pick 4’s and 6’s all last weekend, I hit the Hard Spun/Street Sense straight Exacta, the Unbridled Belle/Indian Vale/Ginger Punch Trifecta, the Curlin/Lawyer Ron/Political Force Trifecta and today’s late Pick 4! Finally, a comeback… something I’m sure Todd Pletcher thought today too with his 3 wins.
Dale Romans and Stanely Hough also had two wins apiece today. Ramon Dominguez scored three wins while Johnny V, Robby Albarado & Eibar Coa all had two wins. Last but not least, Smart Strike sired three of today’s winners: Fabulous Strike, English Channel & Curlin!
Two other sire notes on today’s Belmont card… Invasor’s sire, Candy Stripes is the dam’s sire of Tomorrow’s Nano, winner of the 11th. I had never noticed his sire noted anywhere else. The last place finisher of the 5th, a state bred $35000 claiming race was sired by Dubai Millennium. He only had one crop of offspring before he tragically died of grass sickness. I noticed that another one of his offspring, Noble Duty, ran in a low level claimer last weekend and didn’t do so well either. I’m interested to find out how the rest of his cropped has fared.
Since I don’t really wanna to end on such a bummer, I’ll be interested to read all the speculation about what this weekend’s performances might mean for BC performances. I agree with those who think Street Sense didn’t knock himself out to try catch Hard Spun (i.e., Calvin Borel didn’t beat the crap out him the way did in the Travers), not that I think he could have anyway. Since he couldn’t catch him it was a smarter move to save it for the Classic. As for Hard Spun, I wish they would run him in the Dirt Mile instead of the Classic, he won’t get such favorable circumstances in the Classic, and no matter how much I love him I don’t think he can win the Classic. I want to watch the Jockey Gold Cup again to see if Lawyer Ron was all out or saved a little. It’s exciting that it seems somewhat wide open but a bit of a bummer that it’s stacked so heavily towards 3 year olds. Maybe if 3 year olds couldn’t run in the Classic there would be more incentive for them to run as 4 year olds.
Posted by dana on Sep 30 2007
Filed Under: Indian Vale, Ginger Punch, Unbridled Belle, Fabulous Strike, John Velazquez, Come Back, English Channel, Exacta, BC Classic, Robby Albarado, Stanely Hough, Dale Romans, Trifecta, Ramon Dominguez, 2007, Hard Spun, Street Sense, Belmont, Let Horses Race, Breeding, Wooo!, Curlin, Lawyer Ron, Eibar Coa, Todd Pletcher, Calvin Borel, Breeders' Cup, Invasor, Racing
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