Ky Cup Juvenille

Rupert Pupkin · #1 09-30-2006, 02:30 PM

I like a horse in the Ky Cup Juvenille today which is the 9th race at Turfway. The horses I like is Son of the West. He should be a good price. He's 8-1 on the morning-line. He's a really nice colt. He was one of my favorite horses at the Fasig Tipton Calder sale. He worked really well there. He sold for $350,000. I think people will overlook him today because he broke his maiden at Ellis Park. I think he will love the extra distance today. He looks like a route horse. However it is tough to come out of a 5 furlong race and win at
1 1/16 miles. He's taking a huge step up today also facing stakes horses off a maiden win. I think he is a quality horse but the big question is whether this is asking too much too soon.

paisjpq · #2 09-30-2006, 02:35 PM

caught the last few minutes of that other racing show on sirius this AM and they were on this horse too...hope you get the price you want.

Rupert Pupkin · #3 09-30-2006, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by paisjpq

caught the last few minutes of that other racing show on sirius this AM and they were on this horse too...hope you get the price you want.

I don't like to hear that. It's never good when you hear someone is touting the horse you like.

Gander · #4 09-30-2006, 05:35 PM

Nice effort. Hope you didnt lose too much Richi.

Rupert Pupkin · #5 09-30-2006, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Gander

Nice effort. Hope you didnt lose too much Richi.

Nah, I knew he had a lot going against him today so I didn't make too big of a bet on him. I bet $250 WP. This last week has been terrible though. Every horse I bet to win and place runs 3rd. Every horse I bet to win runs 2nd.

Rupert Pupkin · #6 09-30-2006, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

He ran well Rupert first time around 2 turns. Should be tough in the Breeders Futurity at Keeneland if they go there.

Yeah I agree with you. I think he ran alright. It was a pretty tough situation for an inexperienced horse. He'd never been behind horses before and he'd never gone two turns. His trip wasn't great either. It was definitely a learning experience for him. Running 3rd and losing by 2 1/2 lengths was a respectable perfomance. They said he acted up a bit in the paddock too. I would definitely expect him to move forward off of this race. The Keeneland race you mentioned is probably a good spot for him since he seemed to handle the polytrack alright.