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Old 12-02-2022, 06:50 AM   #16
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He's not part of the "They Need 4-to-6 Weeks Off Club", is he.
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Old 12-02-2022, 12:19 PM   #17
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Who isn't running that's in training?
Elite Power, Cody's Wish, Taiba, but I think he is pointing to the Malibu. Hot Rod Charlie, Laurel River
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Old 12-02-2022, 01:07 PM   #18
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He's not part of the "They Need 4-to-6 Weeks Off Club", is he.
Didn't you mean to say the "4-6 MONTHS Off Club"?...as in the latest so-called Greatest Horse Since Secretariat
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Old 12-02-2022, 04:24 PM   #19
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Obviously not an amazing field, but 3 strong contenders IMO.

Zandon is the favorite, but somewhere around even money for a horse that is 6(1-2-3) this year is a tough price to take. I think the cut back to 1M helps him though and makes his late punch much more valuable. Must include on any horizontal.

Mind Control is the H4C (horse for course) and H4D (horse for distance). This is what he likes to do, and he has beat some really good horses. His A game wins this race IMO.

White Abarrio. Not giving up on this guy just yet. Definitely hasn't progressed like other 3YOs this summer/fall, and needs a serious move forward to win here. Irad has to be aggressive and get him involved early and not spent. Has a decent shot.
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Old 12-02-2022, 05:46 PM   #20
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Elite Power, Cody's Wish, Taiba, but I think he is pointing to the Malibu. Hot Rod Charlie, Laurel River
Two of them are currently in training. They aren't permitted to run here.
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Old 12-02-2022, 07:00 PM   #21
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Zandon and White Abarrio running against older horses for the first time, I am favoring Mind Control but will use include Zandon in my pick 4's.
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Old 12-03-2022, 08:26 AM   #22
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Two of them are currently in training. They aren't permitted to run here.
Yes, the others are on breaks. I would hope NYRA would take a look at placing it somewhere other than a month after the Breeders Cup. Possibly before as a prep for the Breeders Cup dirt mile or maybe put the Carter in it's place and move the Cigar mile to April. It's a shame that a grade 1 for $750k gets this type of field. I know NYRA had trouble with small fields for grade 1's in the summer but at least you had grade 1 horses running in those. I don't think you can say the same with this field.
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Old 12-03-2022, 09:51 AM   #23
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Yes, the others are on breaks. I would hope NYRA would take a look at placing it somewhere other than a month after the Breeders Cup. Possibly before as a prep for the Breeders Cup dirt mile or maybe put the Carter in it's place and move the Cigar mile to April. It's a shame that a grade 1 for $750k gets this type of field. I know NYRA had trouble with small fields for grade 1's in the summer but at least you had grade 1 horses running in those. I don't think you can say the same with this field.
You shouldn't make a calendar switch because of one "off" year. Since the NYRA Mile was switched to late November (it used to be 2 weeks before the BC) it has routinely drawn good fields that often include multiple runners that wheeled back from the BC.

By the way, what your implying is an off year nevertheless consists of 4 Grade 1 winners out of 6 starters.
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Old 12-03-2022, 10:20 AM   #24
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Yes, the others are on breaks. I would hope NYRA would take a look at placing it somewhere other than a month after the Breeders Cup. Possibly before as a prep for the Breeders Cup dirt mile or maybe put the Carter in it's place and move the Cigar mile to April. It's a shame that a grade 1 for $750k gets this type of field. I know NYRA had trouble with small fields for grade 1's in the summer but at least you had grade 1 horses running in those. I don't think you can say the same with this field.
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Old 12-03-2022, 10:45 AM   #25
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Obviously not an amazing field, but 3 strong contenders IMO.

Zandon is the favorite, but somewhere around even money for a horse that is 6(1-2-3) this year is a tough price to take. I think the cut back to 1M helps him though and makes his late punch much more valuable. Must include on any horizontal.

Mind Control is the H4C (horse for course) and H4D (horse for distance). This is what he likes to do, and he has beat some really good horses. His A game wins this race IMO.

White Abarrio. Not giving up on this guy just yet. Definitely hasn't progressed like other 3YOs this summer/fall, and needs a serious move forward to win here. Irad has to be aggressive and get him involved early and not spent. Has a decent shot.
I’m going with Mind Control for the reasons you state. Loves Aqueduct
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Old 12-03-2022, 11:00 AM   #26
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Any thoughts on how the sloppy conditions will play a role in today's race?
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Old 12-03-2022, 03:41 PM   #27
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Well Julia Shining got it done in the Dem.

Interesting chart/PP preview for this race: 2 other horses took the lead, albeit very briefly, and while that is noted in the notes, the points of call and lengths behind wouldn't hint at them ever being in front.
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Old 12-03-2022, 03:59 PM   #28
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Nice to see Mind Control go out on top fighting it out. Thanks for starting the thread, I decided to place a bet.
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I’m going with Mind Control for the reasons you state. Loves Aqueduct
nice pick
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Nice to see Mind Control go out on top fighting it out. Thanks for starting the thread, I decided to place a bet.
Yep.

Fun horse that beat a lot of really good horses and went out on top.
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