Maryland's Iron Man

philcski · #1 04-15-2009, 10:19 PM

Perusing the entries for Pimlico's opening day, I ran across a name amongst the nickel and dime platers that rang a bell... Water Cannon. Now 8 years old, Saturday will be start #64 for this guy who at 3 swept Maryland's prep series for the Triple Crown (Miracle Wood, Private Terms, Federico Tesio) before taking a shot in the Preakness against Smarty Jones.

He's running for $10k on turf on Saturday.

chucklestheclown · #2 04-15-2009, 10:26 PM

I'll assume he is a gelding. Is he at least the favorite? Maybe I should first ask, did he finish the Preakness?

philcski · #3 04-16-2009, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by chucklestheclown

I'll assume he is a gelding. Is he at least the favorite? Maybe I should first ask, did he finish the Preakness?

yes, gelding. not sure if he's the favorite, ML's not out yet. he did finish the Preakness, don't remember where though- 8th maybe?

slotdirt · #4 04-16-2009, 09:15 AM

Water Cannon runs on virtually every Maryland Million day, so it seems.

phystech · #5 04-16-2009, 10:59 AM

He won't be favored. He usually runs a good 1/2 mile then folds. He's done nothing the last few years.

My trainer sure had a nice ride with him as 3 yo, though....

cowgirlintexas · #6 04-16-2009, 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by philcski

Perusing the entries for Pimlico's opening day, I ran across a name amongst the nickel and dime platers that rang a bell... Water Cannon. Now 8 years old, Saturday will be start #64 for this guy who at 3 swept Maryland's prep series for the Triple Crown (Miracle Wood, Private Terms, Federico Tesio) before taking a shot in the Preakness against Smarty Jones.

He's running for $10k on turf on Saturday.

How sad..... Hope someone decent claims this fella and lets him retire.