DogsUpWired said...

For human children

Lasix may be given once per day up to 3 times daily.

For a verified MEDICAL CONDITION.  which cannot be corrected using lifestyle interventions/changes. 

Sort of the way most were against Baffert giving Thyro-L to horses with no thyroid disease and no medical reason for doing so.  Basically this was experimentation on perfectly healthy animals, which is just flat out wrong, from not only a medical/scientific standpoint, but a moral/ethical one as well. 

There is absolutely zero reason to shoot up every horse before a race, since most of the rest of the world doesn't not do it.    

If a horse is a bleeder then they can try to overcome with good horsemanship, and if that fails, then they are found other careers that do not promote bleeding as is done in Hong Kong, etc.     

Sort of like smaller humans are not given growth hormones so they can fulfill their parent's pipe dreams of becoming 6'8" basketball players 

I like to predict the Derby possibilities well ahead of the preps.....I get that Winter prefers to wait until the preps are run, you certainly get a better idea of who is capable.  But that's a different game; that's predicting the race, or creating your stable, from the horses who you already know are qualified .

I like to guess who will qualify!  I'm wrong most of the time, but occasionally I hit a good one.  Most of the time it is a favorite, but sometimes I get lucky with a shot.  We'll see how Verifying does in the Rebel this weekend.....I have him at 80-1.

As for your question as anyone seen the winner of the Derby yet, I think there's a good chance that Arabian Knight wins the Derby this year, so for me, the answer is yes!

This is the first year in the 21st Century I don't Have somebody Picked out In January

They  are off the Trail and most years  I like somebody that were in my top 5, this year

they are off the trail or Pigeon holed  or 10 or more are ahead of them in a stable .

The same for my Belmont prospects..

Arabian Knight Baffert might keep him for the Preakness and Belmont to run Against the Derby Winner !

princeofdoc said...

from the horses who you already know are qualified .

Every year we find out that at least 60% of the horses in the Derby aren't *really* qualified to run 1-1/4 miles, but they do qualify for fulfilling "derby dreams" for their ownership.  

And if one of the top 5 favorites doesn't win, the bettors take to hating the trainer as well as the horse, as we saw in Mine That Bird and Rich Strike.    They are merely abberations, not *real* winners and will forever be seen as imposters.   

*Real Winners* can only come from our very own super-trainers don'tcha know.  

    

Maybe an off the radar horse like the Uncle Mo's  Scoobie Quando  with all that nice German and Irish blood on the female side will make it to one of the big races....... more of a turfer now running on synth.  BMS is full brother to Galileo(IRE) and half-brother to Sea The Stars.  Too late to the party for the KY Derby though. 

I love how you find these off radar types, and yes, it is most of the time too late for the Derby.  We do have exceptions, of course, esp. from Baffert, but generally, to be ready for the Derby, the colts have to start too young.  I'm still baffled at how many try them out in June and July, but I guess the pressure for a foundation is just too great for the Derby-dreamers.

Still, some of the precocious types are possibly served by racing young....and if handled correctly, can win TC races and continue on healthily.  Even the surprises that you mentioned, Rich Strike and MTB, had good foundations and raced well, young.  That's what I look for as a futures bettor....and my top 3 in the rankings all fit.  I am wondering who Arabian Knight and Faustin go to, I'm guessing Yakteen if they're to point to the SA Derby, but not sure they should run against each other.  Forte is back working and should be competitive wherever he is placed.  Cave Rock is the unknown, as he is back to working late, and may have only completed training for one prep.

Actually, I take back what I said in the last post, Winter......Scoobie just may be pointed to those points-giving races!  Just noticed that he won his first time out in a little stakes race, never raced against maidens, then came 2nd to Wadsworth, who is definitely pointed toward the Jeff Ruby if not also the John Battaglia.  Had a bad post and loaded reluctantly, still ran 2nd, could easily improve.  Let's keep a closer eye on that one!

Just got him added for the futures at Circa (I have the personal cell for the manager :)).....he put him up at 275-1.  If he gets entered in the John Battaglia, I'll put a few # on him!

princeofdoc said...

I love how you find these off radar types

It's what I do but thanks for noticing.  I suck at about a gazillion other aspects of horse racing, but being a longshot player I like to ferret out the ones that nobody has on their lists.   I personally don't think he will be ripe for the Derby gate, but maybe preakness, I remember how last year I had figured out Creative Minister, who wasn't on anyone's list and it was only around February----   Just because I saw him in a maiden race and he impressed me.   He had to be supplemented by the time the Preakness came around in May, so of course, that put him on the radar right quick  (which disappointed me since I thought I'd have a little gold mine all to myself).

So, one that fit with that same idea, and didn't see on any lists I thought I'd share is Uncle Mo's  Scoobie Quando