Taken Back (865 Views)
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Chuckles_the_Clown2 (IP Logged)
Date: April 18, 2005 02:34PM
"He's fine," trainer D. Wayne Lukas said. "We just took him completely out of his game. Rafael, I think, was a little bit concerned about the speed and when a couple of those horses broke kind of sharp, he just elected to take back. We've never had a good race out of him taking back.
http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/editorial/full_edition.cgi
He ran fractions of approximately:
24.41-47.65-1.11.31
He obviously ran quicker fractions in the San Felipe, but that was a very hot surface. Other than the opening fraction in the Bluegrass I cannot say Consolidator ran slower paced than he was capable of. Lukas has issued the warning however. If Consolidator is capable of mixing it up with the likes of Bellamy Road, Rockport Harbor and High Limit, hes going.
I think the traditional Keeneland bias was in full force and effect though with a little outside path help. Bandini inherited the softened up pieces from just off pace.
I've staked out a very strong position against Bellamy Road here and it hasn't been popularly received. I've been accused of lunacy and worse on issue, but I'm not one to shy away from conviction. When its over I want one thing absolutely clear, when NO ONE else voiced a similar view, I stood opposed to the notion that Bellamy Road was a super horse from the very beginning.
Post Edited (04-18-05 14:43)