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Da’ Belmont winner not so dandy

by Barry Roos
Published: July 28, 2008 1 Comment
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Da’Tara proved what I said after the Belmont. My claim that it was the worst Belmont ever was proven in The Jim Dandy yesterday at Saratoga. Da’Tara took advantage of a (bad ride, too many days missed training, quarter crack, heat) You pick the excuse for Big Brown. Give a good horse the easy lead and a slow pace going 12 furlongs and they can be awfully tough to catch. Da’Tara is a Grade 3 type colt (not that there is anything wrong with that) and when hooked yesterday packed it in. Macho Uno is useful and got the job done.

Nick Zito knows you throw enough darts, one will hit the bull’s-eye. That is exactly what happened in the Belmont. I may not be a Zito fan, as he ruins more horses you will sadly never hear about. But at the end of the day, he has won some very big races, profiting those owners, and that is his job. Ben Jones, Bill Mott, Laz Barrera, PG Johnson, Mack Miller he is not.

Here’s the question: after the Jim Dandy, where are we with the 3 year olds? Will anyone step up in the Travers? Big Brown will either romp in the Haskell, or retires. Out west, the picture is still unclear. One thing is for sure, Da’ Tara is not Da’ big horse.

Hopefully Curlin will run in the Classic, it would be nice to see him pull a Tiznow. If Big Brown rebounds, it would be fun to watch those two go at it. I can’t see Curlin losing unless he doesn’t handle the artificial surface.


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  1. t lambro on August 13, 2008 8:58 pm

    I like Tiz Now Tiz Then in the Travers. I like the middle move in the Dandy and I don’t think he liked the wet surface that much. Moved a bit premature. Whoever rides him back in the Travers should wait a while longer before they push the button. Lightly raced, still improving by the best bargain sire in racing today.

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