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Originally Posted by boys at tosconova
instilled got away practically last from the rail in the SA derby. toss in some slow fractions and his fate was sealed.
maybe it wasn't as bad as it looked because if it, but he couldn't even get to core beliefs for third and complete the 5 dolla triple
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I have to re-watch his races.
Hollendorfer can train. I remember he won that race vs. Principe Guillermo(sp?). I thought he ran well but not top-tier to win. PG didn't change leads or something and didn't really 'pop' whatsoever. PG came into the race with a resume and flexing and looking good in the parade, and then was kinda disappointing other than some post-race excuses.
Then IIRC IG faced Bravazo and friends.
(FK IT just going to open the pps...)
ok here we go
LOS AL FUT - Short field of 5 with only 3 decent horses. Passive, in last early but did a decent job of creeping up to shadow McKinzie approaching the far turn (McKinzie appeared to be 'sitting' at the time, waiting in good position outside of 2 bums). Made a really nice run through the turn to stay on even terms with McKinzie. Looked beaten by a length or so, and then switched to the wrong lead and fouled McKinzie. Then while both horses bobbled home, Solomini came up, but then he also fouled them. How the hell did they place INSTILLED REGARD second when IG is the one who was losing to McKinzie and then switched to the wrong lead and fouled McKinzie before Slowomini could even catch up and foul them again? LOL! Stewards are as bad as NFL refs!
LECOMTE - Castellano was like night and day, putting this horse near the pace at the break, instead of being passive. Bris does the +- thing for the pace, which usually means they broke fairly fast and then rated, kind to E/P like Instilled Regard in this race.
TimeformUS has IG in that same general shape, albeit more detailed (118,121,113,116,117). Not surprising for an early Grade-3 prep like the Lecomte, but not a super rough finish. 116TimeformUS in this one. He once again bobbled to his wrong lead in mid stretch, but his next stride or two drifted in to his correct lead.
RISEN STAR - Slow paced, forward-favoring, merry-go-round. BRAVAZO's timeform us looks like 106 107 104 113 116. Very forward favoring slow pace. IG couldn't make a dent. Castellano tried to break well, did ok , close-up 4th, really hustled around the first turn to stick a nose into 3rd. Tried to creep closer approaching the far turn, but IG lugged in just a bit entering the stretch and lost momentum. The pace was also just carrying too well to make a dent.
SAD - Rosario very passive at the break. Trainer-instructions?? hoping to capitalize off a possible duel? Whatever it was, it gave him no chance. Good move prior to the far turn, lugged-in once again upon entering the stretch. Costing a shot at third.