DevilHorse
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Some Beyer Speed Figures from the Fair Grounds yesterday:For all of you Luis Saez fans out there, he is off his suspension and is now in some sort of parole situation. Evidently anger management was involved.
TDMMDI is surely happy to know that Disco Time joins the KYD dance and won the Lecomte:
That was about as wide a turn as I've seen taken by a winner of a race. And boy was it muddy. Fortunately, Disco Time ended up on the crown of the racetrack (likely to be the least muddy) and the stretch at the Fair Grounds is almost the longest in North America. Los Alamitos has the longest stretch (1380 feet) vs. the Fair Grounds (1346); compare that to Aqueduct (1155 feet), Churchill Downs (1234 feet), Gulfstream Park (only 921 feet), Pimlico is 1152 feet, Santa Anita and Monmouth at 990 feet, Oaklawn Park at 1155 (same as Aqueduct) and Belmont Park is 1097 feet (doesn't seem that way, but it is a long run from the starting line of the Belmont to the first turn). But I digress.. This was a full field of 13 horses, so traffic conditions were pretty bad. I know TDMMDI loves all things Not This Time (Disco Time's sire) and he seems to be coming into his own. Built was a very good 2nd.
The Silverbulletday was won by Simply Joking:
Simply Joking went to the front and never looked back; the rail was not the best part of the track. Simply Joking's sire Practical Joke's name keeps appearing and must continue to be watched. Chasten didn't like something and was flat.
Running Away ran away with the Busanda Stakes:
My Sherona could not close. Running Away is by Gun Runner and has a pedigree that is built for classic distances.
Hit Show used his patented come from behind move to win the Louisiana Stakes:
Again, the crown of the track was golden.
Larry
DevilHorse
78 - Disco Time
87 - Simply Joking
98 - Hit Show
Larry
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