Horses to Watch
DiscreetCat
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I think i'll make this a weekly feature, to be posted on Tuesdays. I'll keep everything in the same thread for convenience purposes. Please feel free to add your own horses-to-watch.
Street Hero (6/29 @ HOL, Race 9)
2yo firster from the obscure Myung Kwon Cho barn was listed at 12/1 on the morning line, but went off at 3/1, due at least partly to a couple of bullet workouts that were clear as day in the Racing Form. He veered in sharply at the break and bumped hard with the horse to his inside, and as a result was away very slowly. He was soon running last down the backstretch, but began making an eye-catching move into the turn while angled very wide. He veered in again while coming off the turn, but was angled outside again and really started moving well (a second time) after finally being straightened away. Clearly this horse has run, but he was green, and the incident at the gate (in conjunction with the lost ground around the turn) did him in. I would expect dramatic improvement next time out, particualrly if he's drawn toward the outside with an opportunity to race in the clear.
Street Hero (6/29 @ HOL, Race 9)
2yo firster from the obscure Myung Kwon Cho barn was listed at 12/1 on the morning line, but went off at 3/1, due at least partly to a couple of bullet workouts that were clear as day in the Racing Form. He veered in sharply at the break and bumped hard with the horse to his inside, and as a result was away very slowly. He was soon running last down the backstretch, but began making an eye-catching move into the turn while angled very wide. He veered in again while coming off the turn, but was angled outside again and really started moving well (a second time) after finally being straightened away. Clearly this horse has run, but he was green, and the incident at the gate (in conjunction with the lost ground around the turn) did him in. I would expect dramatic improvement next time out, particualrly if he's drawn toward the outside with an opportunity to race in the clear.
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FB
Massone horse comes out of the same race with Steet Hero (listed above). This second-time starter for McAnally broke from the rail and was stalking the pace from along the inside while apparently having plenty of run. Tried to squeeze thru a small opening along the rail in upper stretch to challenge for the lead, but got completely shut boff and had to check badly, losing all chance and causing him to drop way back. Finished well-beaten due to the traffic incident, and figures to be somewhat overlooked next time out as a result. Worth an eyeball next time he's entered.
Track: HOLLYWOOD PARK
Distance: Five Furlongs
Time: 1.02:80 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: All Weather Track
Rank: 28/31
DP, you are probably already aware of this, but fyi...was this a good workout, not sure what the rank means.
The slow time doesn't necessarily mean anything, particularly since it was his first workout since being raced. Most likely it was a simple maintainence move where he was just out to stretch his legs.
Sky Victor
Stathy
Cribnote had worked heads-up from the gate twice in a row with Heir to the Stone (heads-up 4 times total, btw).
In Cribnote's debut, he was right up on the pace early before being checked extremely hard (and bounced off the rail a couple of times), immediately dropping back to last. Certainly a whole lot better than shown, and should offer a good price next time out due to his "non-competitive" effort. Definitely worth a look when he turns up again.
This Kimmel-trained colt is coming out of the same race as Cribnote (listed above). He was checked hard on the backstretch to lose ground, but incredibly was able to gather himself and move up strongly to take control of the race, posting a highly-impressive win. He was also flattered yesterday, when a work-partner named Break Water Edison scored a wire-to-wire win in Belmont's 4th race. Those two had worked heads-up together on June 6.
I heard a rumor before this race that Stadfome Bound was "the best filly Paasch has ever had", which is saying quite a lot considering he trained the fine stakes filly Diplomat Lady. In the race, Stardom Bound broke slowly and was away last, and from the head-on it appears she hit the gate. Stardom Bound was roughly 15 lengths behind during the early going, and this race was only 5.5 furlongs. She suddenly kicked into gear however and was rallying widest of all around the turn, then poured it on in the stretch and was making up some big-time ground. Just lost by a nose at the wire, while vin the process beating a very highly-regarded Hollendorfer filly named Montana Fields (who went off as the 7/5 favorite). Stardom Bound should clearly improve from the experience, and won't be a maiden much longer. Stakes horse for certain.
Massone (6/1) was closing fast to miss by about a half-length in the same race.
What do you mean he is back in the barn...103-1?
Thanks.
mark......
Drysdale filly seems improved on the main track if this race is any indication, She hopped badly at the start to be off several lengths last, then made gradual progress on the backstretch to come within a length of the lead along the inside. She was then checked hard in traffic and shuffled back to last again before moving to the outside and going widest of all around the turn. In spite of all this, she was able to rally strongly thru the lane and ran right past the loose frontrunner Renagade Ruby to win going away. Looks pretty tough vs. mid-level route fillys on the main track, and she appears to relish the Del Mar poly.