GP successfully lures Uncle Mo to Timely Writer

[NTamm1215]

Gulfstream Park racing secretary Dan Bork has written a one-mile overnight handicap for 3-year-olds to be run here March 12th. The race, called the Timely Writer, will offer a $100,000 purse and will carry no conditions, which makes it open to all 3-year-olds, including reigning division leader and Eclipse Award champion Uncle Mo.

March 12 also is the date of the Grade 2 Tampa Bay Derby at Tampa Bay Downs.

“We were looking to put up a prep race for 3-year-olds who have already earned enough graded points to get into the Kentucky Derby but might not have wanted a race as tough as the Fountain of Youth at this point of the winter,” said Tim Ritvo, vice president of racing at Gulfstream Park. “We are also looking at this race as a possible alternative for 3-year-olds not quite ready for the Fountain of Youth who needed a little later prep to make the Florida Derby.”

The Grade 2 Fountain of Youth will be run Feb. 26, with the Grade 1 Florida Derby on April 3, 22 days after the Timely Writer.

http://www.drf.com/news/pletcher-con...uncle-mo-debut

They should just give them a million and have fluffers in the Winners Circle for him.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

They should just give them a million and have fluffers in the Winners Circle for him.

For Uncle Mo or Repole?

[Alan07]

How about installing a 1 1/16 Mile chute?

[Linny]

The don't even have enough room back there for a run up to the timing device.

[NTamm1215]

NE 213th St. precludes them from having a chute longer than a mile. When Stronach re-designed GP he initially planned on the chute only going back to 7.5 furlongs. Wouldn't that have been terrific?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

When Stronach re-designed GP he initially planned on the chute only going back to 7.5 furlongs. Wouldn't that have been terrific?

Works for Saratoga.

[OTM Al]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

NE 213th St. precludes them from having a chute longer than a mile. When Stronach re-designed GP he initially planned on the chute only going back to 7.5 furlongs. Wouldn't that have been terrific?

That kept them in Broward county. The end of the chute is actually in Dade county. There were a few political issues to be settled before they could go to the full mile.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Alan07

How about installing a 1 1/16 Mile chute?

There is no room, but they should have an alternate finish line. That would work

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Scav

There is no room, but they should have an alternate finish line. That would work

The stretch would be about 568 feet, or roughly 100 feet less than Delta if they did that.

[randallscott35]

I thought he was going to Tampa

[tjfla]

Nice idea but not sure how many trainers are dying to run there horses in a race that has NO Derby meaning.

Other than Mo,Gourmet Dinner,THAS,Soldat and Dialed In right now all others need Graded Earnings.

I would rather take my chance in the FOY and make cash then race in new race then have to send my horse to a polytrack and hope he runs good

[Clip-Clop]

Originally Posted by tjfla

Nice idea but not sure how many trainers are dying to run there horses in a race that has NO Derby meaning.

Other than Mo,Gourmet Dinner,THAS,Soldat and Dialed In right now all others need Graded Earnings.

I would rather take my chance in the FOY and make cash then race in new race then have to send my horse to a polytrack and hope he runs good

I'd watch that.

[tjfla]

Originally Posted by Clip-Clop

I'd watch that.

LOL It is the FOY with Uncle Mo instead of El Grayling

[outofthebox]

This is the race Zito asked them to put up for Dialed IN.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by outofthebox

This is the race Zito asked them to put up for Dialed IN.

Is it possible those 2 go in this spot for 100k? That would be fun to watch.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by outofthebox

This is the race Zito asked them to put up for Dialed IN.

Going one turn?

[Clip-Clop]

Originally Posted by tjfla

LOL It is the FOY with Uncle Mo instead of El Grayling

Upgrade, no?

[Travis Stone]

Uncle Mo is quoted at the bottom...

Kentucky Derby Favorite Uncle Mo Targets Timely Writer

As First Choice For Three-Year-Old Debut

Whitestone, NY – February 22, 2011 - The connections of undefeated two-year-old champion Uncle Mo announced today that their first choice for the Kentucky Derby favorite's three-year-old debut will be the March 12 Timely Writer at Gulfstream Park.

Following a strong five-furlong breeze on Sunday at Palm Meadows, trainer Todd Pletcher and owner Mike Repole said Uncle Mo would point toward the Timely Writer, with the second option being the Grade II Tampa Bay Derby on the same day if the former race failed to fill.

“The Gulfstream Park surface is very similar to the surface that Mo’s training on every day at Palm Meadows” Pletcher said. “There’s also the advantage of a twenty-minute van ride to Gulfstream as opposed to a four-hour ride to Tampa Bay. Mo’s been training exceptionally well since his return and I am very confident and comfortable with either the Timely Writer or the Tampa Bay Derby."

Prior to defeating a stellar field of 10 in the Nov. 6 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile at Churchill Downs, the talented colt captured the prestigious Grade l Champagne Stakes at Belmont Park on Oct. 9. That victory was preceded by an astonishing 14-length maiden win at Saratoga Race Course in August of 2010. His perfect three-for-three record (and a combined winning margin of 23 ¼ lengths) earned him a 2010 Eclipse Award for Champion Two-Year-Old Colt.

“Our number one goal and focus is to do what's best for Uncle Mo to have a very healthy and successful three-year-old campaign,” Repole said. “Mo has more than enough graded earnings to qualify for the Derby and we both feel that the Timely Writer will set him up perfectly for the April 9 Wood Memorial at Aqueduct en route to a start in the Kentucky Derby on May 7. In racing, there’s no one’s opinion I trust more than Todd Pletcher’s, and just knowing how excited he is about the way Mo’s training is very encouraging. With the race more than two and half weeks away, hopefully this will give Mo’s fans ample time to make arrangements to watch his three-year-old debut.”

When pressed for comments on the decision, Uncle Mo replied, “I just want to race. Either Gulfstream Park or Tampa Bay is fine with me. I hope my friends come out and support me.”

[NTamm1215]

I wonder if the Timely Writer field will be as good as the one in the allowance race War Pass debuted in back in 2008. These were the horses he faced going in.

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