What are your thoughts on Uncle Mo's Returning Race?

[smartbid09]

What are your thoughts on Uncle Mo's Returning Race?

[asudevil]

Originally Posted by smartbid09

What are your thoughts on Uncle Mo's Returning Race?

You call that a race?

[somerfrost]

Originally Posted by smartbid09

What are your thoughts on Uncle Mo's Returning Race?

It was a paid workout, can't really draw any conclusions....will be tough with only one real race prior to Derby, especially with his DP!

[The Indomitable DrugS]

It was a paid public workout.

6fs in 1:13.69 (breezing) became ...
8fs in 1:36.56 (handily)

Mike Welsch caught him in fractions: 25.53 :49.58 1:13.69 1:36.56 - a 22.87 final quarter with a useful gallop out.

All this "race" proved is that this horse is capable of relaxing and going very slowly - at least so long as he has no target in front of him or dirt kicked in his face.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

It was a paid public workout.

6fs in 1:13.69 (breezing) became ...
8fs in 1:36.56 (handily)

Mike Welsch caught him in fractions: 25.53 :49.58 1:13.69 1:36.56 - a 22.87 final quarter with a useful gallop out.

All this "race" proved is that this horse is capable of relaxing and going very slowly - at least so long as he has no target in front of him or dirt kicked in his face.

What about Rattlesnake Bridge? Is he a goat or do you think he was taken out of his game (never mind the inexperience) having to sit second to Uncle Mo early? Seemed like he made a couple of decent runs at the winner. I wonder if he'll end up with a late-running style.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

What about Rattlesnake Bridge? Is he a goat or do you think he was taken out of his game (never mind the inexperience) having to sit second to Uncle Mo early? Seemed like he made a couple of decent runs at the winner. I wonder if he'll end up with a late-running style.

He could be a really good horse. Kings Bishop type.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

He could be a really good horse. Kings Bishop type.

He might still get a route of ground. What I was getting at was that he might have run a "Summer Bird in the Haskell"-type race today.

As far as his stakes potential, I'm not sure if his maiden win was highly rated or not.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

He might still get a route of ground. What I was getting at was that he might have run a "Summer Bird in the Haskell"-type race today.

As far as his stakes potential, I'm not sure if his maiden win was highly rated or not.

The actual race he ran was very similar to Dialed In's maiden score.

[DaTruth]

Why didn't the other jockeys try to push Uncle Mo early. Did they really think they could take back, sit in second or third, and run him down late.

[randallscott35]

B+

[kgar311]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

Why didn't the other jockeys try to push Uncle Mo early. Did they really think they could take back, sit in second or third, and run him down late.

I thought the race was a fukking joke, the horse bobbles at the start and nobody knew what to do because there were strict instructions given by officials that Uncle Mo gets it his own way or else face consequences. 26 opening quarter, the race was a farce if you can even call it a race

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

What about Rattlesnake Bridge? Is he a goat or do you think he was taken out of his game (never mind the inexperience) having to sit second to Uncle Mo early? Seemed like he made a couple of decent runs at the winner. I wonder if he'll end up with a late-running style.

They walked the first 6f of that race away - sprinted the final quarter.

Rattlesnake Bridge was a very expensive 2yo in training buy - he brought 400K at the Timonoium Park sale ... his ability to sprint a strong quarter mile doesn't come as a complete surprise.

I don't know what to think of RB yet.

Tapit's one of those weird sires who gets very precocious runners - but he's not a good debut sire - and he's a better route sire than a sprint sire.

Typically Tapit's run blah first out - they often stretch out and very quickly achieve peak form. After about five or six races .. a lot of them get hurt, tail off, or if lucky ... develop very moderately.