Rich Strike

[Eohippus]

Geld him and give him to the Kentucky Horse Park, he’d be a hit with visitors and I am confident the staff would spoil him and give him top notch care. Even people who only casually follow racing knows him as the 81-1 long shot that won the derby.

Not quite Hall of Champions material but he would be perfect for the Kentucky Derby museum!

Exactly!

[brunanas]

Rich Strike to be moved to Mott for training in the coming days
https://www.drf.com/news/rich-strike-be ... oming-days

[Flanders]

Rich Strike to be moved to Mott for training in the coming days
https://www.drf.com/news/rich-strike-be ... oming-days

https://x.com/BH_BKing/status/1801726684086813157

galloping at Margaux

[Squeaky]

Rich Strike to be moved to Mott for training in the coming days
https://www.drf.com/news/rich-strike-be ... oming-days

https://x.com/BH_BKing/status/1801726684086813157

galloping at Margaux

I wish him the best but somehow just don’t see him standing up to racing with bilateral suspensory issues that tend to be very slow to heal and become chronic and recurrent. I hope he proves me wrong.

[barbaro111]

Rich Strike to be moved to Mott for training in the coming days
https://www.drf.com/news/rich-strike-be ... oming-days

https://x.com/BH_BKing/status/1801726684086813157

galloping at Margaux

I wish him the best but somehow just don’t see him standing up to racing with bilateral suspensory issues that tend to be very slow to heal and become chronic and recurrent. I hope he proves me wrong.

The good thing is that Bill Mott is a true horseman: if he feels Rich Strike cannot be competitive or that his issues won't allow him to race at this level, he will level with the owner. I don't trust the owner though- This horse has no stud value and he seems to be trying to get blood out of a stone. I will hope that Rich Strike does not pay a steep price for the folly of an owner.

[BaroqueAgain1]

"This horse has no stud value..."

I don't know if I would say No value. He is a Kentucky Derby winner, with a nice physical appearance, plus being a Curlin grandson. He could be a good fit for a regional market, although the owner may not agree.
That is, however, a LOT of Smart Strike in his pedigree. Good? Just OK? Bad?

[Akitaperson]

"This horse has no stud value..."

I don't know if I would say No value. He is a Kentucky Derby winner, with a nice physical appearance, plus being a Curlin grandson. He could be a good fit for a regional market, although the owner may not agree.
That is, however, a LOT of Smart Strike in his pedigree. Good? Just OK? Bad?

To me he doesn't scream stud prospect even being a derby winner. Not every horse needs to go to stud even in regional markets. Which if i was breeding i wouldnt touch him with a forty foot pole just because of how inbred he is. I also find it telling he doesn't have a stud deal yet, which either means no one wants him or his owner is greedy and wants more money then Rich Strike is worth.

[Flanders]

"This horse has no stud value..."

I don't know if I would say No value. He is a Kentucky Derby winner, with a nice physical appearance, plus being a Curlin grandson. He could be a good fit for a regional market, although the owner may not agree.
That is, however, a LOT of Smart Strike in his pedigree. Good? Just OK? Bad?

To me he doesn't scream stud prospect even being a derby winner. Not every horse needs to go to stud even in regional markets. Which if i was breeding i wouldnt touch him with a forty foot pole just because of how inbred he is. I also find it telling he doesn't have a stud deal yet, which either means no one wants him or his owner is greedy and wants more money then Rich Strike is worth.

It was the latter. There were supposed offers but he wanted more than they were for. But somehow that didn't click with him even though people in the industry tried explaining it to him. He thinks by bringing the horse back to the races, that he'll become a MG1SW and suddenly be worth more.

[Akitaperson]

"This horse has no stud value..."

I don't know if I would say No value. He is a Kentucky Derby winner, with a nice physical appearance, plus being a Curlin grandson. He could be a good fit for a regional market, although the owner may not agree.
That is, however, a LOT of Smart Strike in his pedigree. Good? Just OK? Bad?

To me he doesn't scream stud prospect even being a derby winner. Not every horse needs to go to stud even in regional markets. Which if i was breeding i wouldnt touch him with a forty foot pole just because of how inbred he is. I also find it telling he doesn't have a stud deal yet, which either means no one wants him or his owner is greedy and wants more money then Rich Strike is worth.

It was the latter. There were supposed offers but he wanted more than they were for. But somehow that didn't click with him even though people in the industry tried explaining it to him. He thinks by bringing the horse back to the races, that he'll become a MG1SW and suddenly be worth more.

Which only means Richie is just gonna keep floundering at the races

[Flanders]

I don't see him actually racing. Its like the Rombauer situation. They'll try and the horse will end up retired in a couple months.

[Squeaky]

I don't see him actually racing. Its like the Rombauer situation. They'll try and the horse will end up retired in a couple months.

Same.

[Akitaperson]

I don't see him actually racing. Its like the Rombauer situation. They'll try and the horse will end up retired in a couple months.

This whole thing is confusing, and much is on the owner. First he was retired then he wasn't, then he was put into a sale as a stallion prospect, withdrawn from the sale etc. Owners vision for Rich are to high imo and I hope it doesn't turn into a Battle of Midway situation

[Northport]

I don't see him actually racing. Its like the Rombauer situation. They'll try and the horse will end up retired in a couple months.

Honestly that would be the best case scenario. Unless he wins another 2+ G1s that don't result from pace collapses in 20 horse fields, he just isn't going to get any attention from a major Kentucky farm. In an ideal world, he'll work a couple times, Mott gives Dawson a reality check, and Rich Strike is on a plane to Shizunai before the end of the year.

[Curtis]

A creative racing secretary should write a race. “Eligible to North American Classic winners, NW since with delusional connections that won’t retire them”. It’ll be a small field. I’m thinking maybe Los Alamitos.

[Squeaky]

Has arrived in Mott’s barn at SAR. https://www.horseracingnation.com/news/ ... ratoga_123

[Della]

I trust Bill Mott. He must have seen some potential in Rich Strike post-rehab to even bring him up to Saratoga. Mott may be trying to give the owner a reality check, but I do trust Mott to call it as he sees it, and let's hope the owner listens and does right by the horse.

[HB1994]

Out on the Oklahoma training track:

https://x.com/SaratogaGoose/status/1807410499350348169

[stelladaniella]

Posted a workout today

Saratoga
3F on the dirt in 39:60
14/14

[Squeaky]

Owner Rick Dawson posts on Facebook that former trainer Eric Reed trained and raced Richie while injured to meet movie schedule https://paulickreport.com/news/people/i ... ich-strike

[Northport]

He’s such a loser