Informed Decision goes two-turns on Tuesday

[The Indomitable DrugS]

7th at Presque Isle (8:00)
Windward S.

1 Mile (All Weather Track) | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

Post # Horse Jockey Weight Claim Price Equip. Med.
1 Meadow Saffron Beckner D V 118
2 West Court Morales P 115 L
3 Little B Rosson Montalvo C 112 L
4 Informed Decision Leparoux J R 112 L
5 Si Si Mon Amie Leparoux J R 112 L
6 Miss Blakely Marquez C H Jr 115 L
7 Love That Dance Centeno D E 112 L
8 Cure for Sale (ARG) Sellers S J 112 L
9 Unforgotten Mena M 112 L
10 Double Espresso Spieth S 112 L
11 Hooh Why Allen R D Jr 115 L
12 Valley Loot Mata F 112 L

The two locally stabled Grade 1 stakes winners on the grounds (Informed Decision and Hooh Why) are both entered.

The cool thing about this race is that it will be Informed Decision's first try around two turns and obviously first career start in a synthetic route.

She's sired by 2000 Ky Derby winner Monarchos out of a His Majesty mare that was a slowpoke closing router.

His Majesty has sired horses like 1981 Kentucky Derby winner Pleasant Colony, two time Man O' War and two time Sword Dancer winner Majesty's Prince, 1991 champion turf horse Tight Spot, and turf marathoner Cetewayo.

That's a real route distance pedigree top and bottom and Sheppard isn't exactly a sprint trainer.

Informed Decision is 9-8-0-1 lifetime on synthetic tracks - with 7 Graded Stakes wins, and two victories over the mighty Ventura in Grade 1's. Her only defeat on a synthetic track came in her first start off of a 5 month layoff - when she had zero published works showing on her form.

She is marooned all the way outside in the 4-hole ... any time you draw something other than Post 1 or Post 2 at Presque Isle it's a tough wide draw and you are really hung way out there.

[ateamstupid]

I don't usually give a crap about weights, but how the hell does she get in at 112?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Non winners of $18,000 at one mile or over in 2010 get in at 112lbs.

[Linny]

Nice work by fellow DT poster Gotodubai for getting a good field together in this spot. A champion and a G1 winner in an ungraded stake at PID, fine work indeed. The stakes co-ordinator at PID simply ROCKS!

[VOL JACK]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Non winners of $18,000 at one mile or over in 2010 get in at 112lbs.

LMAO

[Sightseek]

6 scratches and Informed Decision crawls wire to wire to win over Hooh Why. I wonder where she goes from here?

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

6 scratches and Informed Decision crawls wire to wire to win over Hooh Why. I wonder where she goes from here?

Hopefully for her sake she is RETIRED.

[Sightseek]

I'm sure it's killing them seeing her run slower and still make $180,000 on the year.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

I'm sure it's killing them seeing her run slower and still make $180,000 on the year.

this is tantalizingly close to the dread 'i wouldn't mind owning her' post.

j/k'ing ya.

[VOL JACK]

I know what she is bred to do and all.
But just maybe J. Shepard knows what he is doing...
Anyone that knows what a sprinter and what a router looks like physically, knows she is a 1 turn mare.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Danzig

this is tantalizingly close to the dread 'i wouldn't mind owning her' post.

j/k'ing ya.

Sorry, it's just the retire them because they are not as good and/or can be bred for more money mentality that is killing the sport. So she may not win the Ballerina -- thank heavens they are willing to enter her!

(oh yeah and run her on a surface which is not her best in that race and they tried a new distance today)

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Sorry, it's just the retire them because they are not as good and/or can be bred for more money mentality that is killing the sport. So she may not win the Ballerina -- thank heavens they are willing to enter her!

(oh yeah and run her on a surface which is not her best in that race and they tried a new distance today)

yeah, i thought the retirement remark was ridiculous. they wanted to see if she could go 2 turns, and found a good place to find out. it worked out well for her and them. why trying something different, with a win to boot, should bring about her retirement is beyond me.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by Danzig

yeah, i thought the retirement remark was ridiculous. they wanted to see if she could go 2 turns, and found a good place to find out. it worked out well for her and them. why trying something different, with a win to boot, should bring about her retirement is beyond me.

Wait a minute... They found out tonight she could go 2 turns? Ok...
Thats good, on to the Personal Ensign off tonights romp.

Sightseek I get your point, a lot of them do retire to early. I guess its nice to see her running still.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

I'm sure it's killing them seeing her run slower and still make $180,000 on the year.

You figure Strawbridge has ever worried about 180k since he was 9 months old? What do you figure his yearly expenses are worldwide for horses. Include training vets transportation and purchases.. 10mil? You think he has ever won 10 mil in a year..maybe a few but not to many

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by freddymo

You figure Strawbridge has ever worried about 180k since he was 9 months old? What do you figure his yearly expenses are worldwide for horses. Include training vets transportation and purchases.. 10mil? You think he has ever won 10 mil in a year..maybe a few but not to many

That also supports my point about them doing it for the sport of it.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

That also supports my point about them doing it for the sport of it.

Everything he (strawbridge) does in racing is for the sport of it and it is plainly obvious

[philcski]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Everything he (strawbridge) does in racing is for the sport of it and it is plainly obvious

I love the guy, even if he's the luckiest guy in the world... not only because he's a great owner, but because he saved the Buffalo Sabres.