Hard Spun Foals

Happy Endings · Sat Feb 26, 2022 6:32 pm

GREEN LIGHT GO won the Stymie Stakes at Aqueduct today. Another dominating win for him. Carter possible next start. Record: 13-5-3-1.

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

Happy Endings · Sat Feb 26, 2022 9:48 pm

CONUNDRUM QUEEN won race #1 at Gulfstream Park today. Record: 4-1-1-0.

video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z6vfcI4_lk

Happy Endings · Wed Mar 02, 2022 7:44 pm

GOLDENEYE is entered in the 1 1/16 Mile, $125,000. John Battaglia Memorial Stakes this Saturday.

Happy Endings · Thu Mar 03, 2022 1:15 am

BOLD JOURNEY entered in the 1 mile, G3 Gotham Stakes, Saturday, March 5..

Happy Endings · Sat Mar 05, 2022 6:32 pm

BOLD JOURNEY did not run well in the Gotham. Seemed to me he was being choked back in the early going. Don't fight with the horse. He didn't run a step after that.

MTO · Sat Mar 05, 2022 6:35 pm

Happy Endings wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 6:32 pm BOLD JOURNEY did not run well in the Gotham. Seemed to me he was being choked back in the early going. Don't fight with the horse. He didn't run a step after that.

Terrible ride. This horse likes to run toward the front. The jockey kept jerking the horse's head back to ensure the horse ran at the back of the pack. At least 3 diff times the jockey put on the brakes and not very softly. Yes, the horse broke slow. But the horse was wanting to pick up speed and had good running room and seemed to be starting a nice smooth pace . Nope. Jockey fought the horse the first half of the race to slow the horse down. Awful.

Happy Endings · Sat Mar 05, 2022 6:43 pm

MTO wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 6:35 pm
Happy Endings wrote: ↑Sat Mar 05, 2022 6:32 pm BOLD JOURNEY did not run well in the Gotham. Seemed to me he was being choked back in the early going. Don't fight with the horse. He didn't run a step after that.
Terrible ride. This horse likes to run toward the front. The jockey kept jerking the horse's head back to ensure the horse ran at the back of the pack. At least 3 diff times the jockey put on the brakes and not very softly. Yes, the horse broke slow. But the horse was wanting to pick up speed and had good running room and seemed to be starting a nice smooth pace . Nope. Jockey fought the horse the first half of the race to slow the horse down. Awful.

I hope they learned their lesson with that fiasco. He made a strong middle move last race and I read commentary that that cost him that race and there were theories that they would try to get him to relax early and save some run for the end in this race. But what they did was far worse than that. They didn't let him run at all. So, he gave up. Damn.

MTO · Sat Mar 05, 2022 8:05 pm

Article about ALOHA WEST. He posted 1st workout today after layoff. G1 sprint on KY Derby undercard is a possible return race for him

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... o-work-tab

Happy Endings · Sun Mar 06, 2022 9:56 pm

MTO wrote: ↑Mon Feb 21, 2022 7:01 am Tampa Bay Derby on Radar for Belgrade

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... r-belgrade

I just read Classic Causeway is heading for that race, too, so that will be a real class test for BELGRADE. In his last race he went to his knees at the start and his jockey gave him a go-stop-go-stop-go kind of ride and he won't be able to get away with that kind of start and riding against stakes winners going forward. Hoping they don't have those kind of mishaps again.

Happy Endings · Wed Mar 09, 2022 8:04 pm

BELGRADE and SPIN WHEEL both entered in Tampa Bay Derby on March 12.

Happy Endings · Thu Mar 10, 2022 7:56 pm

A THREAD OF BLUE is entered in a claiming race on Sunday. Breaks my heart. This horse has won over $1million for his connections. You would think they would have found a second career for him if he's no longer competitive rather than discarding him into claiming races.

Happy Endings · Sat Mar 12, 2022 4:18 pm

ALOHA WEST!

https://twitter.com/MarylandTB/status/1 ... BiWeKPp14A

Happy Endings · Sat Mar 12, 2022 7:47 pm

Well, BELGRADE didn't do so well in the Tampa Bay Derby. He had a wide trip, but he may be better sticking with sprints.

But ESCAPE ROUTE had a nice win in the 4th race at Santa Anita.

video: https://mobile.santaanita.com/video/replays/2022-03
or: https://www.santaanita.com/horse-racing ... 2022-03-12

and
https://www.tvg.com/results

Happy Endings · Sun Mar 13, 2022 1:15 am

HARD ATTACK won race #4 at Sam Houston on March 12. His record is now 28-6-5-4.

video: https://www.shrp.com/horsemen-info/livereplay-videos

Happy Endings · Thu Mar 17, 2022 6:24 pm

EVAN SING won his debut in race #8 at Fairgrounds today.

video: https://www.tvg.com/results

Happy Endings · Thu Mar 17, 2022 10:36 pm

CADDO RIVER entered in race # 8 at Oaklawn tomorrow

video of him schooling this week: https://twitter.com/TVG/status/15046201 ... ND8heSHCcA

MTO · Fri Mar 18, 2022 6:39 pm

Happy Endings wrote: ↑Thu Mar 17, 2022 10:36 pm CADDO RIVER entered in race # 8 at Oaklawn tomorrow

video of him schooling this week: https://twitter.com/TVG/status/15046201 ... ND8heSHCcA

CADDO RIVER won by 5 3/4 lengths. 2nd highest lifetime speed figure.

Wonder if they will point him toward the G2 Oaklawn Handicap on Apr 23rd. My guess is this allowance race was timed just for that reason.

Happy Endings · Sat Mar 19, 2022 2:19 pm

Video of CADDO RIVER's win on March 18.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWOe1x3bYs4 Race #8 is at 16:20 on the video.

Happy Endings · Sat Mar 19, 2022 8:34 pm

KUPUNA has been entered in the LA Derby on March 26. 1 3/16 miles G2.

MTO · Sun Mar 20, 2022 10:15 am

KAPUNA is mentioned in Bloodhorse article about Louisiana Derby...snippets about KAPUNA as follows:

https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing ... iana-derby

Kapuna comes off a runner-up finish for trainer Bret Calhoun in a first-level allowance optional claiming race at Fair Grounds on the undercard of the Risen Star. He finished three lengths behind Cyberknife , who sits out the Louisiana Derby to await the April 2 Arkansas Derby (G1)....

...Kapuna, a son of Hard Spun , an improving 3-year-old. The colt has a win, two seconds, and a third in four starts with earnings of $97,400. He has not yet competed into a stakes race.

"Well, we don't have the resume some of these horses in here have," he said. "But like I say, I think he's on the improve, and I think he's taking some big steps forward even since that (last) race."