"He's Fit And Ready To Go"

Famous last words. This time uttered by Eddie Kenneally about his Santiva. Anytime you hear that phrase or anything approaching it, best thing to do as fast as you can, cross that horse off from the contenders list. Kenneally from Waterford, Ireland in the photo.

As birds enjoy flying, horses enjoy bounding, see video of Uncle Mo galloping Thurs. morn below this post. Unknown whether I have seen a horse get over the ground this easily. And, on a side note to the TB Times from which I stole the video--if you post a vid of Mo lasting 16 seconds, how difficult would it be, it being Derby week and all, to post the whole gallop, just asking?

The MO vid is also the very first glimpse I've caught of Plecher's off day galloping. The vid obviously is at 2 min. lick pace, and I'd sure like to know the length of it. Uncle Mo's prospects?
A horse this talented might run away from the field if he's possessed of the necessary breathing apparatus (and past racing indicates he is) and cardiovascular fitness, aerobic and anaerobic endurance etc. Looking at the PPs and will post my opinion of this on Uncle Mo.

Regrettably, my Arch horse named Rollin' Rodney bears zero resemblance to what I am seeing from Mo. In hands of a different trainer, Nafzger e.g., might we have had our TC winner?


Training: Then, there's this(Robby Albarado yest. I guess as punishment for beating his wife, or, was it the other way around?) to remind our own good rider, as if he needs reminding, that it is possible to get oneself dislodged from a horse and get your face stepped on. We know this from personal experience having been kicked in the throat a few years back just soft enough to survive the experience. With our own Arch colt having once again briefly panicked last evening, we get a daily reminder. How is rider in his 65th year handling this? Sorting it out. Approach the same I guess as it always has been which is to feel your way along with each horse and on top of every controllable risk with that horse. With Rodney we're going to have to take the approach that if you're going to play with the big boys then you need be prepared to take what they dish out. Know that before you get on the horse. 5/4: riderless in the paddock for 10 min. The older horse escaped and thereafter unable to barely get Rodney in a gallop. He has the game of "avoidance" mastered. Toward end of this he tweaked his injured hoof severely on a shard and was limping, scotching our planned gallop. The tack work was 3 times up and down the hill trot-walk.