Big Downer from Pletcher and Dutrow on the Holy Bull
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Todd Pletcher, the trainer of the Grade 1-stakes placed Aikenite, tells DRF:
"I don't want Aikenite to be revved up coming off the bench. I don't want this to be the best race of the year for him. We've put him in a position to run well, and in a position to move forward off the race."
In other words, what's a $150,000 purse among friends?
Tony Dutrow, the trainer of Winslow Homer, goes even further.
"A one-turn mile is not what my horse wants," he tells DRF, "and I'm not excited about the Holy Bull even a little bit. The Fountain of Youth (Feb. 20) is the race I'm looking forward to."
"I don't want Aikenite to be revved up coming off the bench. I don't want this to be the best race of the year for him. We've put him in a position to run well, and in a position to move forward off the race."
In other words, what's a $150,000 purse among friends?
Tony Dutrow, the trainer of Winslow Homer, goes even further.
"A one-turn mile is not what my horse wants," he tells DRF, "and I'm not excited about the Holy Bull even a little bit. The Fountain of Youth (Feb. 20) is the race I'm looking forward to."
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Aikenite on the other hand already has some graded aernings, so he needs the race less from a fiscal standpoint. But as i mentioned in the Kentucky Derby thread yesterday, he's also coming out of a heads-up drill with Colizeo, who ran off to win by open lengths yesterday.
Personally i think these guys are blowing smoke. Maybe the horses aren't totally cranked, but i'm sure they're ready to run.
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Enjoy yourself and good luck to the Saints tomorrow.