Citi Smoke, who has had a mucus problem in his lungs followed by a case of pharyngitis, is racing on Friday 4th at Arlington Park in an AOC at 1 mile on the turf. He will be running for trainer Larry Rivelli for the first time.
He's been doing some gate training to try to get him to move out a bit faster, but his personality has been getting in the way. However, by all accounts he is a happy horse and has been training well. He's at 12-1 on the morning line.
Bad Boy Smokie back to the races comes 4th
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Bad Boy Smokie back to the races comes 4th
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you go Smoke
Hey hope he does well at Arlington, wish I would have known I would have taken the three hour trip to watch him, but have made plans...maybe next tiem if you let me know!!! I would even take pictures for you if you would like 
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Haven't seen the replay yet because the Arlington Park site keeps crashing, however the chart is out and Smokie came 4th about two and a half lengths behind the winner. Apparently he was bumped at the start and was steadied, but was closing at the end. It was quite a good field in many ways, but the fractions were brutally slow which probably didn't help Smokie at all. There seemed to be a last minute jockey change also, and I'm not sure that helped either - Smokie isn't the most cooperative horse to ride.
Not bad for his first time back after his mucus/pharyngitis problems. I'm encouraged, but we'll see what the big bosses have to say and whether Smokie came out of it o.k.
Not bad for his first time back after his mucus/pharyngitis problems. I'm encouraged, but we'll see what the big bosses have to say and whether Smokie came out of it o.k.
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Smokie is o.k. but behaved badly after he was seriously bumped at the start (I counted three separate bumps and I could see the bad temper emanating from him after the third one). It took him a while to settle down but then he made a very good move towards the end. The jockey was quite keen on him even though he is so awful to ride.
Ben if you want to see the video it was race 9 on May 4th at Arlington Park. The url is www.arlingtonpark.com and the screen and username/password are the same as for Fair Grounds. Smokie left from post position number 4, black silks and he is a gray horse. Watch for the bumping at the start.
Ben if you want to see the video it was race 9 on May 4th at Arlington Park. The url is www.arlingtonpark.com and the screen and username/password are the same as for Fair Grounds. Smokie left from post position number 4, black silks and he is a gray horse. Watch for the bumping at the start.
