A Little Warm Returns... Tuesday, Delaware Park

[RockHardTen1985]

9th (4:51)

1 1/16 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Allowance Optional Claiming ($40,000) | Purse: $41,000

Post # Horse Jockey Weight Claim Price Equip. Med.
1 Miner's Reserve Rose J 118 L
2 A Little Warm Velazquez J R 115 LA
3 Grand Sensation Rocco J S Jr 121 $40,000 LA
4 Twisted Dream Castillo O O 121 L
5 Delaware River Shepherd J 121 $40,000 LA
6 Strikewhileitshot Valdivia J Jr 121 LA
7 Toby the Coal Man Thompson T J 121 LA
8 Critical Acclaim Rose J 121 $40,000 L
9 Jen's Revenge Rose J 121 $40,000 LA
10 Bear's Rocket Bravo J 121 LA

[RolloTomasi]

I had a couple of concerns here that may prove to be moot if there is a scratch or two. First, why are both A Little Warm and Miners Reserve showing up in this spot? Just 11 days from this race, they run the listed Barbaro Stakes at the same distance and track for $100,000 against straight 3yos. To be fair, it's likely that Zito has another horse pointing for that race.

Also, and I could be dead wrong as it's essentially a second tier track, but wouldn't it be better to run against straight 3yos than tackle older horses? Especially considering its a second condition allowance, not a first.

Anyways, A Little Warm IMO still needs to prove his routing ability and given some of the concerns I mentioned I don't think it'll be as much of a slam dunk as it would appear on the surface (I say this because Tony Dutrow is quoted in the DRF mentioning "bigger and better things".)

[Travis Stone]

Doing this could easily give them a false sense of hope that A Little Warm can go far. Even the Fair Grounds speed bias on LA Derby day couldn't get him home.

[Gaining Ground]

imo miners reserve is a very serious horse and will be very tough if he starts here.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Gaining Ground

imo miners reserve is a very serious horse and will be very tough if he starts here.

Dude, stop getting so fugging emotional.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Gaining Ground

imo miners reserve is a very serious horse and will be very tough if he starts here.

The Florida Derby debacle is an obvious throwout, but did this colt have a viable excuse in the Derby Trial?

I don't like those meltdown-types, particularly when they only show their best stuff in allowance races.

At least he's only 3, so he has a license to mature/improve, etc.

[Gaining Ground]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

The Florida Derby debacle is an obvious throwout, but did this colt have a viable excuse in the Derby Trial?

I don't like those meltdown-types, particularly when they only show their best stuff in allowance races.

At least he's only 3, so he has a license to mature/improve, etc.

its possible he didnt handle the wet track in the derby trial.