Kristali - again

[Green Hills]

He breezed 1/2 in :49 3/5 on 5/2 and is pointing for a N1X allowance race on the turf at Belmont on 5/8.

[LSB]

Let's hope he does as well this time as he did last.

[Green Hills]

Thank you. Thank you. We certainly hope he does.

[BenB]

I,ll hope he, is repeating last times win, and wishing a clear and a safe
trip.

Ben

[Green Hills]

It's official...

Kristali is entered in the 6th Race at Belmont on May 8, 2005, he has drawn PP 8 out of 11 and will be ridden by J. Velazquez.

The race is 1 1/4 miles on the turf.

[erins isle]

Hi Greenhills,

I hope he does well for you and wish he will come home safe and sound. By the way I think the jockey is great! Good luck.

[Coquinerie]

YES! Good luck and have a safe trip! I really hope this boy earns all the blacktype you go after. He has a stallion pedigree I LOVE!

[Georgerz]

Looked beautiful in the post parade. Sorry that he finished last. Was at the back all through the race. Will do better next time out.

[Green Hills]

ooofff!

He really had a bad go...from the outset he seemed lethargic. Todd said he came out ok, but is having the vet draw some blood, though he thinks perhaps we raced him a little soon after shipping him up from FL. Kristali has been running and training like he wanted all the distance we could give him...so maybe we got a little too eager when we saw a 1 1/4 race...I don't know...time will tell and I have faith that he has a tremendous amount of ability. So. we'll see what happens.

But thanks for all the good wishes and for rooting for him...

[Georgerz]

Hi! I don't think that distance would be a problem. I watched the last race on TVG, he looked (in my opinion) very well in the post parade, but didn't break well, and the jockey did not push him at any time, which if he might have felt that was the way to go. I'd chalk it up to acquiring needed experience. Best luck next race.

[BenB]

Green Hills, next time he will do better, I am sure about that.
Can you explain to me, is there always in the US, such a small weightdiference between the three and the four year olds. Or was it just in this race. In our country the weight difference is about 16 pounds at this time of the year, and for this distance ( 10 furlong)

Ben

[LSB]

Sorry it didn't go well. Fingers crossed for better luck next time.

[Green Hills]

Thanks alot for all the well wishes...truly.

I really am hoping that it was just a case of not giving him enough time to acclimate to the different climate from FL to NY...and not something else going on.