Silver Charm Wrote:
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> If he is skipping the last major work he must not
> think this horse has much of a chance to win
>
> Saturday, April 29, 2006
>
> UPDATE
> BACKSIDE UPDATE: Saturday workouts
> The Courier-Journal
>
> Undefeated Florida Derby winner Barbaro worked a
> half-mile in a snappy 46 seconds at dawn Saturday
> at Churchill Downs in preparation for the May 6
> Kentucky Derby. The Churchill Downs clockers
> caught Barbaro galloping out five eigths of a mile
> in a strong 59 and 2/5 seconds and six furlongs in
> 1:12 1/5 under assistant trainer Peter Brette.
>
> Sunriver worked six furlongs in 1:13 3/5 in
> company with the older horse Harlington shortly
> after the track opened at 6 a.m. Retired hall of
> fame jockey Angel Cordero was aboard Sunriver, who
> needs a defection from the current Derby probables
> to get in the overflow field.
>
>
> Sweetnorthernsaint worked six furlongs in 1:11 3/5
> with stablemate Sweet Valid. Jockey Calvin Borel
> worked Sweetnorthernsaint because rider Kent
> Desormeaux did not show after being expected to
> fly in from New York Friday night.
>

A week before the race your horse is scheduled for his one serious work on the track and the jockey oversleeps with his cell phone turned off?

That would be too much for me. That has every indication of imbibing too much in something and I don't want that kind of representation on my horse with the big dance a week away. Theres plenty of good jockeys out there Mr. Trombetta. Jockeys that don't have a mount. I'd highly recommend Jeremy Rose. He can get a horse to relax and he has the big race in his resume. Maryland connections don't mean you have to tolerate Maryland poor behavior. Dump the bum before he burns you again.