Indian Blessing and the Pro-Ride Surface at Santa Anita

[UmmYeah]

Okay, I'm confused. According to this story on DRF (http://www.drf.com/news/article/108414.html), Indian Blessing will not run in the Breeder's Cup because Baffert claims she doesn't like the track.

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"She just doesn't like the track," he said. "What can you do? She looks good. It's frustrating."
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But how is that possible? How does she hate the track, if she owns the track record for 7 furlongs? Is Baffert giving a snow job here, or did the track really change that drastically from the time she set the record to now?

[zinn21]

She owns the Track Record? That's news to me.

[Aug27]

Same "Santa Anita", different surfaces?

Cushion Track was installed at Santa Anita for their 2007-2008 meets. As a result of drainage problems, Cushion Track was replaced by a Pro-Ride surface in the summer of 2008.

her winning races there:

13-Jan-08 Indian Blessing Santa Anita, gr 2 stk, $90,000, 7 f, 1:19.89. Indian Blessing (f, 3yo)

27-Dec-08 Indian Blessing Santa Anita, gr 1 stk, $150,000, 7 f, 1:20.89. Indian Blessing (f, 3yo)

[UmmYeah]

Here's the Santa Anita track records: http://www.oaktreeracing.com/content/track-records

All Weather records are at the bottom of the page.

But if this record was set before the switch to Pro-Ride, I guess that makes sense.

[Sysonby]

The track was also completely redone over the summer.

[karenkarenn]

But she came back this year to run though. I remember him saying that she came back to her stall upset, but he did bring her back this year. Hes confusing.
Karen

[louis finochio]

IB needs a rest, she is talking to Baf, & he is listening, as those leading trainers will back off & wait for another day. Congrats Baf for your patience with her, it will pay dividends.

[UmmYeah]

IB needs a rest, she is talking to Baf, & he is listening, as those leading trainers will back off & wait for another day. Congrats Baf for your patience with her, it will pay dividends.

Louis, that may be the case, but if so, Baffert is a liar. In that article, he says that she looks good, he was happy with her work and condition, and that he wants to run her on a dirt track, which, to me, sounds quite different from needing rest.

[louis finochio]

Dont believe what u read in the trade papers, all of those grooms & trainers are my customers & i get my info from the horses mouth. Hee Haw.

[UmmYeah]

Louis, I'm not questioning you, necessarily. I'm just saying that if they tell you one thing, and they tell the trade papers something else, that's fishy.

[FOS]

hi UmmYeah

Okay, I'm confused. According to this story on DRF (http://www.drf.com/news/article/108414.html), Indian Blessing will not run in the Breeder's Cup because Baffert claims she doesn't like the track.

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"She just doesn't like the track," he said. "What can you do? She looks good. It's frustrating."
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The quote bolded above and attributed to Bob Baffert seems to mirror what Garret Gomez has said (but not in the above referenced DRF article) about the Santa Anita Pro-ride surface...

...that some horses spin their wheels on the Santa Anita Pro-Ride.

Respectfully

[tbrace]

Are there trainers that don't "stretch the truth"?