War of Will Won't Breeze Before Belmont

[boys at tosconova]

stupid article

[HalvOnHorseracing]

I've had some exceptional Belmonts. Of the three TC races, it is my favorite. Drosselmeyer stimulates a great memory. I rarely yell at the racetrack, but I might let loose a little if I'm at home. I remember when Durkin finally called Drosselmeyer I started yelling, "C'mon Drosselmeyer, C'mon Drosselmeyer" all the way down the stretch. The prospect of those hits is what keeps me betting horses.

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This is also my favorite TC race. That doesn't mean I'm any good at it though.

[HalvOnHorseracing]

Originally Posted by Blenheim

In the 5/23 Paulick Report article, War Of Will Jogs At Keeneland, Assistant Carroll Says Preakness Winner ‘Building Up His Energy’, Casse assistant David Carrol said about War of Will, “He was happy to jog and right now we're just building up his energy,” said Carroll. “He was good. He felt great soundness wise. I'm sure in a couple days he'll be wanting to do a bit more. But it was good to get him back under tack.”

A week later in the 5/29 Paulick Report article, Casse: War Of Will ‘In A Very Happy Place,’ Won’t Breeze Before Belmont, Casse said, “He's not going to breeze. We kind of feel like he's in a very happy place and relaxed right now and we want him to be that way going 1 ½ miles so I don't really see any reason to,” Casse said. “We know his Preakness was good and I didn't breeze him into that. We are going to do it our way. So he is not going to breeze.”

Six days later in the 6/24 HRN article, War of Will 'acted fine' in eventful first local Belmont Stakes gallop, Casse said, "I had planned on jogging him this morning, but he had so much energy and was trying to jump on everybody and tried to jump on me, so I said to go ahead and gallop him."


From building up energy . . . to a happy place and relaxed no breeze . . . to having so much energy Casse had to gallop him, looks like War of Will has recovered from the Kentucky and the Baltimore and is gonna have somethin’ for em’ come the New York.

I'd like to know how much the horse weighed before the Derby and before the Belmont. Losing weight would indicate the horse is overextended.

[Spalding No!]

Originally Posted by HalvOnHorseracing

I'd like to know how much the horse weighed before the Derby and before the Belmont. Losing weight would indicate the horse is overextended.

Mark Casse claims that the horse has picked up 40 to 50 pounds according to one of the recent articles on the horse.

[Afleet]

think he gallops on Saturday; everything seems to set up for him to get a good trip