Barry Irwin, AK, And The Belmont
Barry Irwinhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Irwin
continues almost stupefied--pardon slight exaggeration-- by his horse's great physical appearance.
Irwin quoted in DRF: "He's a lot fitter looking behind the saddle than before". His girth, he's carrying such a great amount of weight for a horse that has had this kind of hard racing, it's hard to believe looking at him."
Would Steve Asmussen be chomping at the bit to race against these sorts? Lol! Yours truly would, certainly. Just what you want for the Belmont, a big fat horse gaining weight. And...looking "fitter", in the degree these connections understand that term.
As may be surmised, I am other than a fan of G. Motion training, neither before the Derby and even less now, for whatever that is worth. But we will see. I am more than willing to eat crow on occasion although still gagging at praising of K. McGlaughlin forced on this blog by success of the horse Invasor. Every once in a while these jump up, rub it all over your face, and win a race.
What's wrong with Irwin's statement? It takes but a word or two to uncover what probably is obliviousness regards athletic performance. First, take note--whenever the connections announce a horse "fitter" than" before", what does this say about the "before" training? Something has changed for them. Why? Second, is Irwin's belief that 4 minutes racing around a race track over a 1.5 month period is "hard racing" where, anybody that understood these things would know that conditioned animals tend to recover within 48 hrs assuming such a race as AK ran both races took anything out of him at all.
From what I can tell on the Paulick report barn notes AK has continued his regimen of daily 1.5 to 1.8 mile gallops in :16s or :17s. Good as far as it goes but I think Asmussen must be smiling.
Would Steve Asmussen be chomping at the bit to race against these sorts? Lol! Yours truly would, certainly. Just what you want for the Belmont, a big fat horse gaining weight. And...looking "fitter", in the degree these connections understand that term.
As may be surmised, I am other than a fan of G. Motion training, neither before the Derby and even less now, for whatever that is worth. But we will see. I am more than willing to eat crow on occasion although still gagging at praising of K. McGlaughlin forced on this blog by success of the horse Invasor. Every once in a while these jump up, rub it all over your face, and win a race.
What's wrong with Irwin's statement? It takes but a word or two to uncover what probably is obliviousness regards athletic performance. First, take note--whenever the connections announce a horse "fitter" than" before", what does this say about the "before" training? Something has changed for them. Why? Second, is Irwin's belief that 4 minutes racing around a race track over a 1.5 month period is "hard racing" where, anybody that understood these things would know that conditioned animals tend to recover within 48 hrs assuming such a race as AK ran both races took anything out of him at all.
From what I can tell on the Paulick report barn notes AK has continued his regimen of daily 1.5 to 1.8 mile gallops in :16s or :17s. Good as far as it goes but I think Asmussen must be smiling.
Training:
Fri. 6/3: Off
Sat. 6/4: 2 miles of riderless play in wet bulb conditions. Our horse was moving but a little less anxious in the weather to get the lead. Tack work: 4 times up and down the hill with some galloping. To prove he's still in form, Rod on the way to the track panicked by the water tub nearly dumping Mr. Nob right into the tub.
Sun. 6/5: 5 times up and down the hill trot-gallop. One minor spook and horse "looking" again the whole work.
Fri. 6/3: Off
Sat. 6/4: 2 miles of riderless play in wet bulb conditions. Our horse was moving but a little less anxious in the weather to get the lead. Tack work: 4 times up and down the hill with some galloping. To prove he's still in form, Rod on the way to the track panicked by the water tub nearly dumping Mr. Nob right into the tub.
Sun. 6/5: 5 times up and down the hill trot-gallop. One minor spook and horse "looking" again the whole work.
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