Hard Spun Foals

Happy Endings · Sat Nov 30, 2019 9:28 pm

MTO wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2019 7:31 pm TIMELINE worked 5 furlongs at Remington Park on 11/27/2019. Workout report said Steve Asmussen is trainer but not sure if that is correct. TIMELINE was sold at the Nov sale.

https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Resul ... y=T&rbt=TB

MTO wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2019 4:31 pm
MTO wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2019 4:26 pm

I think it is trainer as of last start, which would be Asmussen. I hope he is treated well. Would hate to see him end up in claiming races. Hard to understand what happened to him. He seemed to have so much talent.

MTO · Sun Dec 01, 2019 9:55 am

Happy Endings wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2019 9:28 pm
MTO wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2019 7:31 pm TIMELINE worked 5 furlongs at Remington Park on 11/27/2019. Workout report said Steve Asmussen is trainer but not sure if that is correct. TIMELINE was sold at the Nov sale.

https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Resul ... y=T&rbt=TB

MTO wrote: ↑Thu Nov 14, 2019 4:31 pm

I think it is trainer as of last start, which would be Asmussen. I hope he is treated well. Would hate to see him end up in claiming races. Hard to understand what happened to him. He seemed to have so much talent.

Maybe TIMELINE had an injury and won't ever return to form. Sometimes there are injuries that heal but the horse never returns to prior form. This is sometimes why horses are retired after an injury that is fixable. Some of those injuries it's a crapshoot whether the horse will return to prior form or not. Not saying this is the case for TIMELIME, but he did have an extended layoff and his form is way off since returning. So it's a possibility.

Happy Endings · Sun Dec 01, 2019 12:12 pm

MTO wrote: ↑Sun Dec 01, 2019 9:55 am
Happy Endings wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2019 9:28 pm
MTO wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2019 7:31 pm TIMELINE worked 5 furlongs at Remington Park on 11/27/2019. Workout report said Steve Asmussen is trainer but not sure if that is correct. TIMELINE was sold at the Nov sale.

https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Resul ... y=T&rbt=TB

I think it is trainer as of last start, which would be Asmussen. I hope he is treated well. Would hate to see him end up in claiming races. Hard to understand what happened to him. He seemed to have so much talent.
Maybe TIMELINE had an injury and won't ever return to form. Sometimes there are injuries that heal but the horse never returns to prior form. This is sometimes why horses are retired after an injury that is fixable. Some of those injuries it's a crapshoot whether the horse will return to prior form or not. Not saying this is the case for TIMELIME, but he did have an extended layoff and his form is way off since returning. So it's a possibility.

Yes, what you say is a possibility. Just sad at the prospect of seeing him doing so poorly. Would rather they retire him and find him another career.

Happy Endings · Sun Dec 01, 2019 12:27 pm

Caribbean Sea broke her maiden in race #2 at Remington Park on Nov. 30. Her record is now 2-1-0-0.

video replay: https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... n-11-30-19

Happy Endings · Sun Dec 01, 2019 12:38 pm

C Dub won race #7 at Turf Paradise on Nov 30. His record is now 19-6-1-5.

Video replay: https://www.turfparadise.com/race-repla ... video.html

Happy Endings · Sun Dec 01, 2019 12:59 pm

MTO wrote: ↑Sat Nov 30, 2019 7:36 pm SPUN TO RUN Bullet workout 11/30/2019 - 1 of 22 at Parx 5 furlongs.

I looked at the works for the day and his is the only one indicated handy rather than breezing. So it's hard to weigh the significance of the bullet. It was the same last week, so I looked at his past workouts and they switched from breezing to handy back on July 10. https://www.equibase.com/profiles/worko ... registry=T

Happy Endings · Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:20 pm

Article on SPUN TO RUN:

https://amp.horseracingnation.com/blogs ... ssion=true

EDIT:

ANOTHER ARTICLE:

https://www.drf.com/news/maximum-securi ... cigar-mile

Happy Endings · Wed Dec 04, 2019 3:59 pm

SPUN TO RUN pp 6 in Cigar Mile. Immediately to the outside of Max Security. Good spot, I think.

Happy Endings · Wed Dec 04, 2019 8:47 pm

Balanced article about the Cigar. Not all Maximum Security.

https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/news/maxi ... cigar-mile

MTO · Thu Dec 05, 2019 9:10 am

MALPAIS - 3YO Stakes winning colt is back on the work tab after falling off the radar in May 2019.

This promising 3 yo colt is trained by Joe Sharp. Posted first work back-3 furlongs at Fairgrounds. Record;: 7 3-1-1

https://www.equibase.com/profiles/Resul ... y=T&rbt=TB

Happy Endings · Thu Dec 05, 2019 3:13 pm

ANTOINETTE won the Tepin Stakes at Aqueduct today! It was off the turf. Hard Spun's 77th stakes winner. Her record is 3-2-0-0.

Video: https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/replays

It's race #3. And she is the #3 horse with the blue silks.

MTO · Thu Dec 05, 2019 4:23 pm

Happy Endings wrote: ↑Thu Dec 05, 2019 3:13 pm ANTOINETTE won the Tepin Stakes at Aqueduct today! It was off the turf. Hard Spun's 77th stakes winner. Her record is 3-2-0-0.

Video: https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/replays

It's race #3.

Article about Antoinette's stakes win

https://www.horseracingnation.com/news/ ... _Tepin_123

Godolphin homebred Antoinette, trained by Hall of Famer Bill Mott, kicked off the four-day Cigar Mile Racing Festival in style by surging up the rail to secure her first stakes score in Thursday's rescheduled $100,000 Tepin at Aqueduct Racetrack.

"It's fun riding the best horse," said winning rider Joe Bravo. "This filly is really just growing into herself. After two races, you don't know if they'll handle the dirt or not, but she proved that she could today. She loved it."

MTO · Thu Dec 05, 2019 8:59 pm

Both LUCULLAN and A THREAD OF BLUE are nominated for the G2 Ft Lauderdale Stakes at Gulfstream Park on Dec 14.

Both are trained by Kairan McLaughlin and both are undefeated at Gulfstream (A Thread of Blue 3 for 3, Lucullan 1 for 1)

https://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbHor ... 214-559462

Happy Endings · Thu Dec 05, 2019 9:33 pm

Interesting article...

https://www.americasbestracing.net/gamb ... =always-on

Happy Endings · Fri Dec 06, 2019 10:55 pm

Article on Spun To Run: https://www.horseracingnation.com/news/ ... r_Mile_123

Happy Endings · Fri Dec 06, 2019 11:24 pm

Tetsu won race #4 at Tampa Bay today and was claimed. His record is now 2-1-0-0.

video: http://www.tampabaydowns.com/racing/rep ... ceNumber=4

He's the #9 horse.

Happy Endings · Fri Dec 06, 2019 11:39 pm

Spin Control won race #1 impressively at Aqueduct today. Her record is now 2-1-0-0. Apparently she prefers the dirt.

video: https://www.nyra.com/aqueduct/racing/replays

She is the #4 horse.

MTO · Sat Dec 07, 2019 5:27 pm

Did SPUN TO RUN get choked on the backstretch and put on the brakes for a moment. There was a big jerking movement where he moved his head back hard. Not sure what it was.

Happy Endings · Sat Dec 07, 2019 7:52 pm

MTO wrote: ↑Sat Dec 07, 2019 5:27 pm Did SPUN TO RUN get choked on the backstretch and put on the brakes for a moment. There was a big jerking movement where he moved his head back hard. Not sure what it was.

I just watched the replay. Yes, it did look like he hopped and jerked his head. I wonder if something was on the track? I don't know. He seemed to run okay after that, though. He gained on MS to within a head going into the turn. Very sorry he didn't win, but he got a good second and only one horse has finished ahead of MS all year, so nothing to be too disappointed about. I am sure Spun To Run has many more wins ahead of him.

Happy Endings · Sun Dec 08, 2019 3:13 pm

Winning beyer for the Cigar Mile was 111. Took a career best effort by MS to beat our boy SPUN TO RUN.