Re: Matron & Atto Mile (671 Views)
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Date: September 18, 2005 06:32PM
beyer,
A million is a million, but personally I'd rather say I won the BC when it's time to sell him or set his stud price. In recent years I've noticed that some trainers don't send their horses out 100% in the race just prior to the BC. I guess it's an effort to get them to peak on the big day instead. I'm paying closer attention to it this year.
This was a huge win (way better than I expected). If the figure comes back huge, I think some people will argue that it was mistake to have him this wound up before the BC. They'll be looking for a bounce. If he wasn't 100%, that was a pretty frightening performance. :)
I love the Europeans on the turf every year and have cashed many nice tickets over the years, but I think you can argue that Leroy at a Mile and Shakespeare (if he gets another race under his belt and can get the 12F) present two tough customers for them to beat.