Damn, wish I had checked in here recently. Off the Deep End didn't win by 4, but he basically went wire to wire in that race. Went off as the favorite at 6:5, so didn't really pay much though. So far in three races, 1st, 2nd, 1st. Might be one to watch going forward. Hope Goose Bumps is ok going forward.
After a series of race cancellations and other happenings, Fusaichi Red is officially slated to go on Sunday in the 7th at Saratoga. It's a $75,000 maiden claimer, which is an awfully high price, so there doesn't seem to be much concern from Weaver that she'll get claimed. I'll be kind of pissed if she is, because I just know she'll end up winning a bunch of Grade 1's down the road if she does. Weaver made a bad call on another horse owned by the stable a couple of weeks ago, and that horse got claimed, and promptly won that race, her third in a row. Weaver claimed he didn't like the way she had been working out prior to the race, and felt that if she got claimed, it would be fine in the long run.
Anyway, Irad Ortiz Jr. is going to be on her, in a race with guys like Rosario, Saez, Alvarado, Albarado, Bravo, Maragh and Velasquez on some other mounts. I'm pretty giddy to make a wager on a horse I have a piece of. Trying to figure out if I'm going to make the trip down to watch her run.
After a series of race cancellations and other happenings, Fusaichi Red is officially slated to go on Sunday in the 7th at Saratoga. It's a $75,000 maiden claimer, which is an awfully high price, so there doesn't seem to be much concern from Weaver that she'll get claimed. I'll be kind of pissed if she is, because I just know she'll end up winning a bunch of Grade 1's down the road if she does. Weaver made a bad call on another horse owned by the stable a couple of weeks ago, and that horse got claimed, and promptly won that race, her third in a row. Weaver claimed he didn't like the way she had been working out prior to the race, and felt that if she got claimed, it would be fine in the long run.
Anyway, Irad Ortiz Jr. is going to be on her, in a race with guys like Rosario, Saez, Alvarado, Albarado, Bravo, Maragh and Velasquez on some other mounts. I'm pretty giddy to make a wager on a horse I have a piece of. Trying to figure out if I'm going to make the trip down to watch her run.