Sun. Misc.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz2kvJf22gs

By the time I get back to the keyboard the JCGC is over. And, too bad. I'd have ferreted out Haynesfield and his 4 wins in a row prior to breaking through the gate before the Whitney and finishing 4th. Another RR handicapping might have been.

As for Blame--decent horse, predictably flat performance from your typically clueless conventional training. We have an interest in Arch colts around here. The Blood Horse Blame pre-race video unloading from the plane shows a fairly lethargic, none too bright colt with a bit of a belly. Definite similarities in construction though ours is much more the wide body. The heads are very similar.

Training:

Fri. 10/2: riderless 3 x 4f intermittent included intermittent near full speed bursts in horrible ground conditions. Tacked 4 x up the hill at the trot and walked back down.

Sat. 10/3: 1 mile slow riderless + 5 times trot up the hill walk-trot down. A week of dry weather, good grief. Hope to be galloping tonight.