Clark H. shapes up as superb late season test
 

THURS 10th (3:53) River City H. (G3)

1 1/8 Miles (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 Dac Albarado R J 112 L
2 Kalamos Lezcano A 115 L
3 Heart to Heart Leparoux J R 121 L
4 Are You Kidding Me Garcia Alan 123 L
5 Perfect Title Santana R Jr 115 L
6 Messi (GER) Velazquez J R 119 L
7 Knights Nation Borel C H 115 L
8 Gabriel's Cat Lebron V 112 L
9 Thatcher Street Hernandez B J Jr 115 L



THURS 11th (4:22) Falls City H. (G2)

1 1/8 Miles | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $200,000

1 Tiz So Sweet Velazquez J R 115 L
2 Call Pat Rocco J S Jr 116 L
3 Salama Landeros C 113 L
4 Needmore Flattery Colon L H 116 L
5 Frivolous Court J K 122 L
6 Ahh Chocolate Hernandez B J Jr 114 L
7 No Fault of Mine Albarado R J 112 L
8 Gamblers Rose Bridgmohan S X 112 L
9 Birdatthewire Lanerie C J 118 L
10 Montana Native Hill C 114 L
11 Theogony Leparoux J R 117 L
12 Chide Mena M 116 L
13 Pretty Fancy Doyle S 114 L

What do you think the probables for the Frivolous/Mr Z exacta box will be?

1 MILLION dollars?

One over infinity. Only hope for Mr. Z is getting new trainer and focusing on 7-8 furlong races. Saw him finish second in last year's Delta Jackpot. He just hasn't moved forward as 3YO. Another Lukas fail.

He made over $650K in 2015, for career earnings of over $1.15 Million. How exactly is this a failure?

Would you agree his race placements weren't ideal?

The entire internet had him giving him rest after the Derby and Preakness. He won $400K in his next two starts. Who am I to cherry pick where he should or shouldn't have run?

where is the like button

run your horses trainers

Wish some of my horses had been failures like this.

CR Trout's Shotgun Kowboy running..

Yes, Mr. Z has earned some nice purse money. Great for owner/trainer.

Does Mr. Z have any shot in this suggested Clark field? Highly doubtful. Better spot might have been Delta Mile this Saturday. Right track, right distance, right class, and possible successful outcome.

I will gladly post picture of myself in dunce cap if Mr. Z wins Clark Handicap.

That has little to do with the original post of yours that I responded to. Nice deflection.

But the internet stable managers have no problem with this.

At 2:
2nd Breeders' Futurity S. (G1,Kee,8.5f), Saratoga Special S. (G2,Sar,6.5f), Sanford S. (G3,SAR,6f), Delta Downs Jackpot S. (G3,DED,8f)
3rd Los Alamitos Futurity (G1,LRC,8.5f)
At 3:
Won Ohio Derby (Tdn,8.5f)
2nd Indiana Derby (G2,Ind,8.5f)
3rd Arkansas Derby (G1,OP,9f), Southwest S. (G3,OP,8.5f), Smarty Jones S. (OP,8f)


yes, he belongs in the field. the criticism imo is unwarranted.

:tro:

11/26-27 (CD): Falls City (G2), River City (G3); Clark (G1), Cmnwlth (G3)
 

FRI 9th (4:35) Dream Supreme S.

6 Furlongs | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $80,000

1 House of Sole Santana R Jr 120 L
2 Willow Hills Jimenez A 120 L
3 Pearl Turn Garcia M 120 L
4 Spring Included Rocco J S Jr 122 L
5 Super Saks Albarado R J 118 L
6 Shanon Nicole Hernandez B J Jr 120 L
7 Miss Melinda Bridgmohan S X 120 L
8 Milam Lanerie C J 120 L
9 White Clover Leparoux J R 118 L



FRI 10th (5:05) Commonwealth Turf S. (G3)

1 1/16 Miles (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 Nucifera Velazquez J R 118 L
2 Czar Smith M E 118 L
3 Almasty Court J K 118 L
4 Quality Bird Landeros C 118 L
5 Wayward Kitten Santana R Jr 118 L
6 Bullards Alley Pedroza M 118 L
7 Bucchero Bridgmohan S X 118 L
8 One Go All Go Leparoux J R 123 L
9 Nun the Less Albarado R J 120 L
10 Magic of Believing Lanerie C J 118 L
11 Granny's Kitten Garcia M 118 L
12 Saham Rocco J S Jr 123 L
13 Obsidian Splendor Sullivan C 118 L



FRI 11th (5:35) Clark H. (G1)

1 1/8 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $500,000

1 Keen Ice Lanerie C J 120 L
2 Looks to Spare Lebron V 113 L
3 Mr. Z Santana R Jr 114 L
4 Frivolous Court J K 115 L
5 Protonico Leparoux J R 117 L
6 Hoppertunity Garcia M 121 L
7 Shotgun Kowboy Berry M C 113 L
8 Effinex Smith M E 122 L
9 Race Day Velazquez J R 122 L

dortmund is a scratch. didn't ship due to a quarter crack.

Jay Privman broke the story.

Sad to see Dortmund out, was looking forward to him. However story was informative about a trainer and his methods. Baffert says he waits a few days after a crack and then looks at patching it. It's their method. The time frame didn't allow for him to make the race and he didn't change the way they do things. Good methods get good results, but maybe not this weekend. I'm looking forward to him this year. He was a very good 3YO and could be a very good 4 YO. If you are going to get hiccups, now is the time.

We can't forget Hoppertunity, who won this last year. I think he might get a bad rap because of expectations, but he's a good horse and has the record and earnings to show for it.

Mr. Z has every right to be in the field, and frankly as pointed out prior his 4-5 back efforts would put him right in the mix. Trainer does not help his cause, but at the weights and generous price I will be playing under Hopportunity, with shotgun Kowboy for 3rd...BOL to all!

its going to rain...

Mr Z last race in the Dirt Mile was better than it looked and the PA derby had next out winners. He hasn't hit his top figure he received in the Ohio Derby yet and very well could match or surpass it here in the Clark. Hard to gauge Lukas' horse on their readiness for any given race however.

Mr. Z led through 4 furlongs and finished 8th and last in today's contest. Hope he finally gets some well-deserved and earned rest.