Re: Lukas (342 Views)
Posted by:
Chuckles_the_Clown2 (IP Logged)
Date: February 08, 2005 02:49PM
fasteddie wrote:
> Chuckles:
>
> I beg to differ...Woody took a lot of heat in the media for his
> DIRECT ORDER to Eddie Maple
> (I think he was the jock that day) to run her into the ground;
If you ask me FastEddie, all Stephans was doing was making it clear to Day, there would be no "Patient Pat Ride" for the Preakness. He didn't sacrifice his own horse. He intended to put heat on Winning Colors and make her wilt. It just didn't work out as he planned. Where did she finish in the Belmont without "Woody Ride Instructions"? I think 49er was over the top for the Preakness. He was clearly a better horse.
> As for Damascus...let me tell you something!
>
> Where is it written that the closer has more of a right to win
> a race than the horse with speed?
I agree with the above. Theres plenty of fast pace horses that can't take a pace challenge and win at 10 marks because they won't concede the lead, but if they are left alone they'll cruise. Love of Mom may be in that category. You can't let those types have it all own their own way and Lukas didn't let Mom do it all alone in the Strub. Woody did the same in the 1988 Preakness.
>Damascus, never, and I mean
> never, beat the Doctor on a level field.
Damascus was a very good horse, but Dr. Fager was one of those loose on the lead speed freaks that has to be challenged or they keep going. Which was better? I'll give the nod to Fager, but Damascus was a heckuva horse. Did they met at 12 marks? I don't recall.
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