Thoroughbred

Aqueduct   my first track, Spring of 1974
Belmont
Saratoga
Monmouth    My Sommer place. Saratoga was too far away from NYC to visit regularly
Suffolk Downs
Rockingham Park
Keystone
Garden State
Meadowlands

Harness

Roosevelt Raceway
Yonkers
Meadowlands Was there on opening day
Liberty Bell
Foxboro
Monticello

He's a Mucho Man is unbeaten at Woodbine 
He is bred for distance and will be tough to beat

There is no better gate/speed rider in NY
Came back after a lengthy recovery from a racing accident and he is riding better than ever!
Underrated, but good

Merry Christmas  to all TBRF members

And a Happy and prosperous New Year



Spiro

In today's tenth race as the horses were loading in the gate I seen the track vet was at the side of the #5 horse looking at her mouth. She stepped back and then went to her again and  checked her again.  Apparently satisfied,e let them load her in the gate,while never taking her eyes off the horse.. The horse broke with the field  but steadily she backed up through the field and walked home.

I'm angry for her having no regards for the welfare of the Horse and the integrity of the game.  And lastly the horsplayers that wage our money on the horses

I don't know if you watch the replay you can see that, but trust me,that's what happened

In the 20's [Exterminator was held back in order for his stalemate to win] a owner/trainer could declare one of his entries to win and the rider of the other could hold the other one back

I didn't know that they still doing that.  But after watching the 4th race @Saratoga when Javier had the race won when he took a look at the screen, and who is behind him? his stablemate, and he did his best to let them pass him.

Sour grapes on my part?

Wonder Gadot  splashed  her way to an easy  win in the second leg of the Canadian  triple crown at  FE
J Velasquez  aboard

We all know  who is in it
The two horses that I see  as a very playable exacta are Firenze Fire and Vince Russo

Race 5  #3 Destin
Race 6   #2 Happily
Race 7   #10 Practical Joke
Race 8   #12 Hemp Hemp Hurray
Race9    #4 Abel Tasman

I hope there is a low tide on Fri/Sat

Did anyone seen her race today at Belmont?
race #6   she is #10

What a racehorse she is!!!

What is wrong with him?
Is it mental or physical?
Did anyone else seen the second at Belmont today?

I heard that he retired
I'll miss his writing

It looks like Victoria had enough.
She posted that she is selling TBC, What say you?

I'm boxing the exacta
Madefromlucky with Frosted

Win bet on Lucky!!

But that's just me.



Spiro

If anyone wants to see  why I don't like him on the horses that I bet on,just watch the third race at Belmont today!
He got boxed in a six horse field. He only wins when he has a horse that is ten leinghts better than the rest,and then again he wins by two.
BTW the horse opened at 1/9 and went off at 2/5,
Give me Jose Lezcano any time!!

But then again I love his horse in the fourth!! I don't know what to do.
Maybe I'll wait for the sixth for Quikpiknikk!!

Died at age 17
No reason given.   RIP
I'm verry sorry to hear that Dave.

This will be my 41st Derby
I was sitting here thinking about past horses that i bet in the Derby,here are the ones i had bet and won the Derby!!
1977 Seattle Slew
1985 Spend a Buck
1989 Sunday Silence
1990 Unbridled
2003 Funny Cide
2006 Barbaro
2008 Big Brown
2012 I'll Have Another
2013 Orb

What are yours?

Spiro

Happy Easter Everyone!!






Spiro

24 horses were undefeated going to the Derby since 1915
Seven won
Three finished second
Three  finished third
The winners
Big Brown 2008
Barbaro 2006
Smarty Jones 2004
Seattle Slew 1977
Majestic Prince 1969
Morvitch  1922

Regret 1915

He has won three in a row and he gets not much respect.I'd seen that he is drifting up in the futures from 12/1 to 15/1

Anyway, He deserves his own thread!