Coupla interesting notes on tomorrow's turfy 2yo race @ the Spa

DiscreetCatDiscreetCat Moderator
edited October 2014 in Horse Racing Forum
The Clement trainee Brother O'Connell (5/1 ml) just worked heads-up on grass with a 4yo European import who went 2-for-4 last year (with the two losses being a second and a third). Pretty good sign i think, and of course the Clements are always worth a look in these types of races.

The other really interesting note i have is not so much regarding this race, but rather a future one. When doing the research on the two Chad Brown entrants (one of whom is the 5/2 ml favorite here), it appears that BOTH of them were outworked (on different occasions) by an unraced filly named Fila Primera. So let's be on the lookout for that one, particularly if the Browns run well here.

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  • DiscreetCatDiscreetCat Moderator
    edited August 2014
    Brother O'Connell ran third @ 4/1.

    Also, the two Chad Brown colts (both of whom were outworked by the unraced filly Fila Primera) ran first and second. News we can use, hopefully.
  • dirtyshirtdirtyshirt Senior Member
    edited August 2014
    Ummm. Chad Brown runs one two in here, so Fila Primera is a go. She's a 2yo right DC?

    Edit: beat me to it.
  • DiscreetCatDiscreetCat Moderator
    edited August 2014
    Yes she is.

    Interesting also that she was a filly outworking colts, but i'mn not sure that matters as much with 2yo's.
  • DiscreetCatDiscreetCat Moderator
    edited August 2014
    Continuing on with the Turfy 2yo theme, in tomorrow's (Friday's) 4th race, #1 Co (5/1 ml) is coming off a heads-up turf drill with an older 3yo barnmate named Orient Harbor, who won going away over this same 5 1/2 furlong turf course on July 24.

    Looks like Shug has a pretty nice record with Rosario in the irons, too. And yes, Rosario was on board for Orient Harbor's win (breaking from the #1 post, same as this one).
  • dirtyshirtdirtyshirt Senior Member
    edited August 2014
    You're the man DC.
  • rayphilrayphil Senior Member
    edited August 2014
    Continuing on with the Turfy 2yo theme, in tomorrow's (Friday's) 4th race, #1 Co (5/1 ml) is coming off a heads-up turf drill with an older 3yo barnmate named Orient Harbor, who won going away over this same 5 1/2 furlong turf course on July 24.

    Looks like Shug has a pretty nice record with Rosario in the irons, too. And yes, Rosario was on board for Orient Harbor's win (breaking from the #1 post, same as this one).

    Also in that race DC the 4 lady zuzu for lukas/saez was last years sale topper at toga sale..
  • DiscreetCatDiscreetCat Moderator
    edited August 2014
    Co went off @ 6/1, but couldn't deliver. Looked to be in with a decent position turning for home (after racing inside on the backstrretch and then swinging out for some room around the turn), but he flattened out thereafter. Looked like the Maker horse won a head-bob over the Ward import.
  • DiscreetCatDiscreetCat Moderator
    edited August 2014
    dirtyshirt wrote: »
    Ummm. Chad Brown runs one two in here, so Fila Primera is a go. She's a 2yo right DC?
    .

    Quick update on this Fila Primera thing. The Chad Brown filly in Race 5 today (#8 Lady Daphne) comes in off a heads-up gate drill with Fila Primera.

    Interesting not only because she worked h/u with FP (whereas FP had out-worked those other two colts), but also because this one is entered going 5 1/2 furlongs, while the two colts went long on grass. Might have something to do with today's filly being a state-bred. Whatever the case though, be sure and check the results here. FP may look even more attractive after this race is over.
  • DiscreetCatDiscreetCat Moderator
    edited August 2014
    Also have some interesting info on the uncoupled Todd Pletcher entry in Race 6 today.

    The heavy 8/5 ml favorite (#4 Blofeld) doesn't look too appealing, considering that he worked heads-up on July 22 with Animalia, who came out of that drill to run well-beaten 6th (in that Brother O'Connell race listed above). Blofeld also appears to have been outworked on July 15 by Paris Bikini, an unraced barnmate owned by Bobby Flay. So we have some definite negativity on the big favorite here.

    Meanwhile, the longer half of Pletcher's uncoupled entry (#5 Malibu Warrior, 5/1 ml) out-worked Royal Son from the gate back on July 17, and Royal Son came out of that drill to run a strong second here a couple of weeks ago. Also, another Pletcher first-time starter who had recently worked with Royal Son (Two Weeks Off) came out of that drill to run a nice second behind our winner Requite the other day.

    So from the looks of it, the 5/1 shot looks stronger than the 8/5 shot.
  • dirtyshirtdirtyshirt Senior Member
    edited August 2014
    Sounds good.
  • kingoftherapidkingoftherapid Senior Member
    edited August 2014
    5 scratched. John V on the 4 all day long now!
  • MikenyceMikenyce Senior Member
    edited September 2014
    Fila Primera goes tomorrow Belmont 8th Mile on the turf 5/2
  • MikenyceMikenyce Senior Member
    edited September 2014
    Wins at 5.40 $50 exacta nice call DC
  • dirtyshirtdirtyshirt Senior Member
    edited September 2014
    Mikenyce wrote: »
    Wins at 5.40 $50 exacta nice call DC

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    A little light in the winners circle for a well meant horse....
  • MikenyceMikenyce Senior Member
    edited September 2014
    Belmont looks like a ghost town
  • DiscreetCatDiscreetCat Moderator
    edited September 2014
    dirtyshirt wrote: »
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    A little light in the winners circle for a well meant horse....

    You can say that again.
  • MikenyceMikenyce Senior Member
    edited September 2014
    Continuing on with the Turfy 2yo theme, in tomorrow's (Friday's) 4th race, #1 Co (5/1 ml) is coming off a heads-up turf drill with an older 3yo barnmate named Orient Harbor, who won going away over this same 5 1/2 furlong turf course on July 24.

    Looks like Shug has a pretty nice record with Rosario in the irons, too. And yes, Rosario was on board for Orient Harbor's win (breaking from the #1 post, same as this one).

    Co goes today 7th race Belmont 6 1/2 on the dirt.
  • MikenyceMikenyce Senior Member
    edited September 2014
    wtf Joel couldn't get 2nd w this horse
  • DiscreetCatDiscreetCat Moderator
    edited October 2014
    Heads up @ Keeneland today, gentlemen. Race 8.
  • DiscreetCatDiscreetCat Moderator
    edited October 2014
    Heads up @ Keeneland today, gentlemen. Race 8.

    Fila Primera runs third.
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