Re: Taken Back (416 Views)
Posted by:
jimbo66 (IP Logged)
Date: April 18, 2005 03:32PM
Maybe the race turned out to be a workout for the horse.
But why would Lukas use the race as a workout? That seems a few steps beyond the line of realism. The horse was fit and in shape and ran poorly. Doesn't mean he can't run better in May, but I doubt Lukas would throw the race.
A different story in 2001 with Proud Citizen. Lukas said before the Santa Anita DErby that he had a late start with Proud Citizen and had to use the SA Derby as a "prep" or "workout" for bigger things later. The horse ran up the track, as expected, came back and won the Lexington and placed in the Derby at high odds.
Consolidator was running in a very presitgious race, in form, at a track he had won a graded stakes race at already.