Barilko -E.Dubai

el camino · Postby **el camino** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:40 am

I keep expecting this guy to step up in competition. He is entered in another stakes at Woodbine tomorrow. He is undefeated, set two stakes records, all at Woodbine. But has not run against any of the big boys. I was hoping he would have shipped down and tested the waters at Saratoga. Anybody know the connections? Have insight?
The E.Dubai's are really running well. he has many, many fewer foals than the other leading freshman sires.

wilf · Postby **wilf** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:55 am

I know Dave Dwyer pretty well and he is doing just what I would do with that horse. Stay where you are and beat them up for decent money while the Canadian dollar is strong against the greenback. The horse may sell for megabucks if he can garner another mini-stake and I know he would sell the horse. Going to Saratoga to get dusted by Pletchers rockets is no fun and Dwyer has had enough lean times to know when to make hay.

geowarrior · Postby **geowarrior** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:29 pm

Absolutely, I agree with Wilf. Barclay Tagg has been doing that Woodbine thing with Funny Cide, still cleaning up the money, now very close to par with the U.S. dollar against lighter company. Extremely astute, good for the pocket, good for the horse's confidence. I see though that Funny Cide is running in a stakes tomorrow at (I've forgotten) I think it's Belmont.

halo · Postby **halo** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 10:27 am

Plus the fact that he's a gelding. No reason to go shipping around if you can win races in your own back yard, for now anyway.

wilf · Postby **wilf** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:48 pm

Oh yes, Dave was ofered a large sum after the first stake win but he failed to VET OUT. Well 15 minutes ago he won another stake and probably sewed up champ 2yr old honours.

el camino · Postby **el camino** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 8:19 am

Looked great again. That win has also propelled E.Dubai to #3 on the freshman sire list with only 40 some named foals in his first crop.