12/27 (SA): San Gabriel (G2), CA Champion (R)

[Kasept]

7th Race - California Breeders' Champion S.

FOR TWO-YEAR-OLD FILLIES BRED IN CALIFORNIA OR CALIFORNIA SIRED; 7 Furlongs Dirt. Purse $100,000.

1 Teddy's Promise 2 F L 119 Rosario Joel Hofmans David E.
2 Noise Of The Crowd 2 F L 115 Talamo Joseph Moger, Jr. Ed
3 California Nectar 2 F L 117 Valenzuela Patrick A. O'Neill Doug F.
4 Screaming Regal 2 F L 115 Espinoza Victor Kruljac J. Eric
5 Bathing Beauty 2 F L 115 Gomez Garrett K. Sise, Jr. Clifford W.
6 Warren's Flyer 2 F L 117 Pedroza Martin A. Gutierrez Jorge
7 Going For A Spin 2 F L 117 Bejarano Rafael Hollendorfer Jerry



8th Race - San Gabriel S. (Grade 2)

FOR THREE-YEAR-OLDS AND UPWARD; 1 1/8 Mile Turf. Purse $150,000

1 Proudinsky (GER) 7 H L 120 Valenzuela Patrick A. Ascanio Humberto
2 Unusual Suspect 6 H L 123 Nakatani Corey S. Abrams Barry
3 The Usual Q. T. 4 G L 123 Espinoza Victor Cassidy James M.
4 Jeranimo 4 C L 120 Bejarano Rafael Pender Michael
5 Violon Sacre 5 H L 118 Rosario Joel Biancone Patrick L.
6 Medici Code (GB) 6 G L 118 Pedroza Martin A. Vienna Darrell
7 Expansion 5 H L 118 Gomez Garrett K. Asmussen Steven M.
8 Meteore 4 C L 118 Quinonez Alonso Mandella Richard E.
9 Spurrier 5 H L 118 Gonzalez Alex Baffert Bob
10 Riviera Cocktail 4 C L 118 Smith Mike E. Drysdale Neil D.

[stonegossard]

That was some ride by Rosario on Biancone's horse. Takes the horse completely out of his game, puts horse on lead, fades to last. You really have to wonder what goes through these pinheads brains at times. Horse is 2-2 at the distance closing each time. Biancone would have been better off bringing Fragoso back in to ride the horse. Doubt you'll see Rosario riding for Biancone anytime soon after that disaster.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by stonegossard

Doubt you'll see Rosario riding for Biancone anytime soon after that disaster.

I hope Joel can manage to win a race or two under those dire circumstances.

[stonegossard]

Go watch the race. For Rosario's sake I hope Biancone doesn't own a gun.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by stonegossard

Go watch the race. For Rosario's sake I hope Biancone doesn't own a gun.

Are you saying that because he took him to the lead? I certainly don't know if that was discussed before the race but there was no speed and Rosario might have just been taking a shot with what he thought would be a way to get the win.

In all actuality, Violon Sacre was just a listed/G3 type horse who has gone out west and been beaten by stronger fields.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Are you saying that because he took him to the lead? I certainly don't know if that was discussed before the race but there was no speed and Rosario might have just been taking a shot with what he thought would be a way to get the win.

In all actuality, Violon Sacre was just a listed/G3 type horse who has gone out west and been beaten by stronger fields.

They have strong grass fields out west? Who knew.

[stonegossard]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Are you saying that because he took him to the lead? I certainly don't know if that was discussed before the race but there was no speed and Rosario might have just been taking a shot with what he thought would be a way to get the win.

In all actuality, Violon Sacre was just a listed/G3 type horse who has gone out west and been beaten by stronger fields.

There was some speed on paper. Proudinsky was going to lead. Cassidy said on tv earlier that he had no idea how The Usual QT would handle the soft going , and that they would be pressing on the lead. So there was some speed to run at. I highly doubt that Biancone said "let's take this horse off his normal game (stalking), the way he has run his best in the past, and gun to the lead".

If Rosario was "taking a shot", which was most likely, it was a horrendous decision given the horse's past. Take the horse back and make a late run (like Bejarano did on the winner). If you get beat riding your horse like he should be ridden , so be it. But to do what he did was braindead.

Basically Rosario got outridden by Bejarano...PVal....Espinoza...and every other jock in the race.