High Five / Low Five
Low Five!
Concert Tour to skip Kentucky Derby and point towards Preakness….bummer
High Five!
High Five NYRA for bringing back a conventional Pick 6 even if it has a $1 minimum. We’d prefer $2 as a minimum but we love and welcome the change. It may even bring #P6K out of semi retirement!
High Five!
A big HIGH FIVE and welcome back to jockey Martin Pedroza who was back in the saddle at Keeneland today and went gate to wire in the last race. He’s back! A HUGE HIGH FIVE to Irish Jockey Rachael Blackmore who became the first female rider to win the Grand National when she got Minella Times to the wire first. Now that is a feat…
Low Five!
We have to throw a low five at Team Casse. We get it is all part of the game, and sure musical jockeys is always played loudly around the Kentucky Derby time, but canning veteran Jose Ferrer after he won the Tampa Bay Derby with a perfect ride on Helium for Julien Leparoux in the run for the roses.
High Five!
HIGH FIVE to Umberto Rispoli. Umberto got his first US Grade 1 in style in the Santa Anita Derby taking Rock Your World right out and going all the way earning a berth in the Kentucky Derby.
High Five!
HIGH FIVE Umberto Rispoli the welcome addition to the United States riding colony has hit 1700 winners world wide and counting!! He did it Gate to Wire in the last race Friday at Santa Anita aboard McWherter. HIGH FIVE NYRA and Pat McKenna for trying to stagger post times on some of the stakes across the country on Saturday resulting in some longer times than usual between NYRA races, the greater good and good for the game and players!
High Five!
HIGH FIVE, Happy Opening Day at Keeneland
High Five!
What an encore. Mishriff comes off the Saudi Cup on dirt to win the Dubai Sheema Classic on turf. There might not be a better horse in training right now. Mystic Guide under Luis Saez takes the Dubai World Cup. He showed he is a force to be dealt with. Known Agenda stamped his ticket to the Kentucky Derby winning the Florida Derby. HIGH FIVES all around! HIGH FIVE Steve Budhoo who won his first Graded Stakes in the US with Eye of a Jedi, who he also owns and purchased for just $1500.
Low Five!
Our thoughts are with Hes too Icy for Me. This poor 13 year old gelding was entered by Pedro Soto Urias in the second race at Turf Paradise on March 26th, The Turf Paradise Quarter Horse Championship. He had not started since June 30th, 2019. He struggled to keep up throughout the 440 yard race and collapsed rolling over himself just past the wire. It was brutal, inexcusable, ugly, and avoidable. You are only as strong as your weakest link. Why he was entered, and why it was accepted is open to your interpretation and opinion, we simply say at times you just want to throw hands. For us this is one of those times. 🙏 To make things worse, Zenden broke down and was euthanized a few strides after the wire after winning the Golden Shaheen.