Baby Races--2 yo
John Greenhaw
Senior Member
I know alot of you like to follow two year olds this time of year. Most of the better barns have been slow to get going this spring--possible reason being that if a 2yo wins a race, there are no other races on the conditions. As a result, alot of the 2yo races so far have not been very good, with the exception of the Jeff Bonde runner at Hollywood on Saturday. AMARISH blew a hole in the wind and looks like a good one.
DelMar and Saratoga are right round the corner and these Baby Races are starting to get better. This Thursday at Belmont, Race 3, 2yo fillies going 5f for $77k.
#6 Can't Explain
2yo daughter of Not For Love out of a mare by AP Indy and a Pine Bluff mare is a New Jersey bred. I sat at a table next to owners Bartolazzo at Ark Derby and he filled me in on this one. She went to TAP in PMM and ran very good. When TAP moved back she went to Spa and has been lightning up the training track. Worked on May 25th heads up with another good one, Corail, and these two blitzed 4f in 49 flat, 3/23 at distance that day. In the next set, TAP sent out two promising colts who took a full second faster to get the 4f distance. One of these, Palace Malice, is out of Curlin and cost $200k at the Keeneland sale.
Only 6 enter in here but you have a couple with a race and Assman, McPeek, and W. Ward, so the price should be good on Can't Explain. Timing is right too, a win and she comes right back in seven weeks to face winners at Spa!
DelMar and Saratoga are right round the corner and these Baby Races are starting to get better. This Thursday at Belmont, Race 3, 2yo fillies going 5f for $77k.
#6 Can't Explain
2yo daughter of Not For Love out of a mare by AP Indy and a Pine Bluff mare is a New Jersey bred. I sat at a table next to owners Bartolazzo at Ark Derby and he filled me in on this one. She went to TAP in PMM and ran very good. When TAP moved back she went to Spa and has been lightning up the training track. Worked on May 25th heads up with another good one, Corail, and these two blitzed 4f in 49 flat, 3/23 at distance that day. In the next set, TAP sent out two promising colts who took a full second faster to get the 4f distance. One of these, Palace Malice, is out of Curlin and cost $200k at the Keeneland sale.
Only 6 enter in here but you have a couple with a race and Assman, McPeek, and W. Ward, so the price should be good on Can't Explain. Timing is right too, a win and she comes right back in seven weeks to face winners at Spa!
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In addition to the heads-up drill with Corail on 5/25, she also worked heads-up with Corail on 5/13. So if Can't Explain runs well tomorrow, keep an eye on Corail for sure.
Back on 5/6, Can't Explain appeared to be part of a 3-horse team drill with an unraced 2yo named In Speight Ofitall (by Speightstown out of Ski Dancer, if you guys remember her), and also a 3yo barnmate named Willy Elliot.
Willy Elliot came out of that drill to win a starter allowance @ Monmouth six days later...
PS - Just looked @ the Asmussen entrant (Sugar Mama), and couldn't find anything noteworthy.
Seems we are all posting info on fillies. I hate to sound sexist, but when are we going to hear anything on 2yo colts? Is this going to be another year where the good ones are in California? Get to work, Dirty!!!!
Nobody is really letting the good ones roll around here yet either. A lot of the early blooming types, but nothing of real substance. In fact several of these races have been run sans top jocks.
Stable notes:
Amarish, a 2-year-old son of multiple Grade I winner Scat Daddy, took command a few strides out of the gate and set interior fractions of :21 3/5 and :44 3/5 en route to a final time of :50.98 for 4 ½ furlongs, not far off the track record of 50.67. Piloted by Edwin Maldonado, the precocious juvenile reported home 7 3-4 lengths in front of runner-up Manewal.
Bonde was hardly surprised, but seemed relieved by the easy victory. Hes trained like Superman all meeting, said the trainer, but its nice to know you actually have the product. Thats the most weve ever paid for a gelding. Owner Jerry Durant purchased the bay for $200,000 at the Ocala Breeders March Juvenile Sale.
Bonde wouldnt commit to a next start for Amarish, but said the runner could return in the two upcoming juvenile stakes at Betfair Hollywood Park, ($100,000 Willard Proctor Memorial June 16 and $200,000 Hollywood Juvenile Championship, July 14) Hes a real nice horse. Were just going to enjoy the victory.
AMARISH May 20 HOL 4 :47.4HG M FT B+
Fast all the way with Lauren's Lady's (Becerra) flying along in 23.0, 46.3 out well in 59.2. Sure looks sharp; Maldanado up.---Grade: B+
What was this, chop liver?
http://www.horseracingtalk.com/horse-racing-forum/interesting-first-time-starter-churchill-today-14922.html
Still feel like i got robbed, though. I hate it when they cough up a late lead, especially after she had seemingly put the other horse away in midstretch. Frustrating. Should've won the race.
PS - Definitely have some interest in Corail now, fwiw.
yeah you should be shot if a bitch ever comes back on you like that. or close the rail. just don't fucking lose the race.
Agreed. Not sure if that had any influence on the outcome, but it might've.
She (the 6) looked so much bigger and more athletic than the others. If she broke on top she was likely gone, but in this case I think we also fell victim to an overconfident ride. One note is that the filly to her inside (Kansas for Wesley Ward) fell flat on her face and ran a decent third.
Corail worked out @ Saratoga today, her first drill in 3 weeks. Hopefully it wasn't anything too major...
Amarish goes in 5 minutes. I'm betting @ EVEN MONEY or 4/5. Have this one and the 4 horse in the pick 5.
Free money give away @ 4/5.
Suncadia 03/01/2010 F Tiznow August Storm
This one got taken up at the rail after trying to show speed, then came out around the field and ran hard for 3rd. This tough 2yo. Tiznow filly will be tough on the turf from here on out as a 2yo.
Jose Lezcano gets the call