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06-03-2018, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Ribot Roboto
Have you seen the work? He didn’t stop nor did it look like he wanted to.
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Yeah, I saw it. There was no gallop out at all. Horse just stopped. DRF claimed it was supposed to have been a mile work that was pulled up.
He looked pretty awful too, but I don't know what the wheather is like up there so, I'm not holding that against him.
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06-03-2018, 03:09 PM
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I didn't like his hanging head at the end there. Maybe outrider was pulling a reins that way?
i could not tell but looked like ears were starting to pin. he's good on the BEL surface, that was already a given. So when you see a work like this where horse doens't look like he really wants to go......it is a bit worrisome.
OTOH, he may have just been "having a bad day." It happens.
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06-03-2018, 03:09 PM
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Domo Arigato
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That’s cool. Guess we just have different ideas on what a good work looks like.
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06-03-2018, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Ribot Roboto
That’s cool. Guess we just have different ideas on what a good work looks like.
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Yeah I mean I watched him switch leads and just explode. I really liked how he looked
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06-03-2018, 03:22 PM
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Yeah that one.
You don't even need the clock to see he shut it down ASAP. The "out in 17" confirms it.
I want a horse who isn't covered in lather, who doesn't shut down like a switch is thrown. YMMV. I would have been happier with a slower overall work, without drop anachor decelaration from a faster one.
Clicknow--re: the distance/pull up-- I heard it yesterday when I saw the work live on TVG. Scott Hazelton mentioned it. I will see if I can find where he got it from.
Last edited by papillon; 06-03-2018 at 03:25 PM.
Reason: typos
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06-03-2018, 03:31 PM
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Domo Arigato
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Right. He really “hunkers down” when he runs, very powerful and efficient without a lot of wasted motion. He has a style that should carry him a long way Saturday.
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06-03-2018, 03:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ribot Roboto
Right. He really “hunkers down” when he runs, very powerful and efficient without a lot of wasted motion. He has a style that should carry him a long way Saturday.
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Blended is already known to "like" Belmont. He usually runs like it, it's very obvious....that's what a horse looks like when they like a surface. He goes on the turns well, and as you point out, switches leads effortlessly.
I think this is precisely why some are questioning his latest work. The pull up was looking rather abrupt and he didn't go the planned mile. Maybe it was a humid day like it was here yesterday.......I'm not tossing a horse on the basis of 1 workout, but it did look a bit odd for him, then combined with the distance change.
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Originally Posted by papillon
re: the distance/pull up-- I heard it yesterday when I saw the work live on TVG. Scott Hazelton mentioned it. I will see if I can find where he got it from.
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Found it in the tweets:
Belmont Stakes hopeful Blended Citizen is scheduled to work a mile from the six-furlong pole at Belmont Park at 12:50 p.m. eastern. It is expected that the work will be shown live on the NYRA feed.
11:29 AM - 2 Jun 2018
A late change in plans for Blended Citizen's final Belmont Stakes work, was reportedly going to breeze a mile from the 6 furlong pole, instead went an easy 5/8's from the half in 1:00.88 before easing up quickly on the gallop out, with blinkers. Mike Luzzi aboard.
11:56 AM - 2 Jun 2018 from Franklin Square, N
Last edited by clicknow; 06-03-2018 at 03:43 PM.
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06-03-2018, 04:00 PM
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Domo Arigato
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I really think you folks are making too much out of an outrider coming up and putting a lead on him but now I’m kind of hoping everyone thinks that was a bad work. I was afraid he was becoming the wise guy horse.
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06-03-2018, 04:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ribot Roboto
I really think you folks are making too much out of an outrider coming up and putting a lead on him but now I’m kind of hoping everyone thinks that was a bad work. I was afraid he was becoming the wise guy horse.
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Is he a "win" candidate for you, or just in a spread?
I still like the horse, horse for the course somewhat; maybe they were letting him work before races and that was all the time they had alloted and thus change in plans.
His odds have been dropping rapidly in vegas, I guesss you already know that.
Last edited by clicknow; 06-03-2018 at 04:41 PM.
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06-03-2018, 06:08 PM
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Domo Arigato
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A lot can change in a week but right now yeah, he on top of my tickets. He’s a late foal, late developing.
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06-03-2018, 06:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ribot Roboto
A lot can change in a week but right now yeah, he on top of my tickets. He’s a late foal, late developing.
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I do like those two angles. As I posted elsewhere, only Tonalist has won in the last 20 years from the Peter Pan, otherwise it's a lot of 3rd and 4th with mostly also rans.
He'll be on some of my multirace wagers, and if I play exotics definitely 3rd or better ...
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06-03-2018, 09:32 PM
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Domo Arigato
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How many from the last 20 Peter Pans made you think they had a chance to win besides Tonalist? Blended Citizen gives me that same sort of feel. And I’m sorry, (not directed at you Lemon) but that workout was freakin awesome lol.
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06-03-2018, 10:07 PM
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Blended Citizen has already proven he's a 2nd-tier 3-year-old. He's had 10 races at this point. Took him 5 races to break his Maiden, including a 3rd in a maiden claiming. 5th place in the Blue Grass?
Tonalist had 4 lifetime races when he lined up for the Belmont. Missed the derby trail because of injury. Belmont was second off a layoff. I see no similarities here.
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06-03-2018, 10:48 PM
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Seems everything about Blended Citizen keeps giving mixed signals. 1/2 his races make me think he has a lot of talent, the others make me think Allowance horse. Same with the work, did not like how he acted before the work, then he runs and I see a nice work, then the jockey relax's, and he quits.
Have him ranked pretty high for the Belmont, what to do?
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06-03-2018, 11:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jay68802
Seems everything about Blended Citizen keeps giving mixed signals. 1/2 his races make me think he has a lot of talent, the others make me think Allowance horse. Same with the work, did not like how he acted before the work, then he runs and I see a nice work, then the jockey relax's, and he quits.
Have him ranked pretty high for the Belmont, what to do?
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At his best he is a G3 runner. He was all out to win the PP. You could use him in the 3rd or 4th spot.
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