FUSAICHI ROCK STAR IN GREAT FORM

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FUSAICHI ROCK STAR IN GREAT FORM

Postby louis finochio » Sat Nov 26, 2005 7:05 pm

FRS worked 6 fur. on 11/26/05 in 1:11.80 HG. FRS had surgery to correct a breathing problem, and will now be seen in the entries soon.

Welcome back FRS, may you be victorious in your comeback.
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Postby FOS » Sun Nov 27, 2005 7:48 am

hi louis finochio

After a Nov 26th 6-furlong work from the gate (in 1:11.80) I'd expect we'll see him in the entries soon.

How does he look now?

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Postby louis finochio » Sun Nov 27, 2005 8:03 am

FRS is all dappled out and looks terrific, Roberto his groom said FRS is coming back to his best form, lets hope FRS has a good turn of foot and comes back a winner.
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Postby FOS » Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:45 pm

hi louis finochio

Thanks for the update re: Fusaichi Rock Star.

Has he ever had surgery...chips, throat, whatever?

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Postby louis finochio » Mon Nov 28, 2005 7:58 am

I havent been told but I suspect FRS had that flap surgery.
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Postby FOS » Mon Nov 28, 2005 4:31 pm

hi louis finochio

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

I look forward to Fusaichi Rock Star's return to the races. His performance first time out (after some time off) might give us some insight as to what we might expect from him in the future.

Best to you.

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Postby FOS » Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:57 pm

hi louis finochio

Any updates re: Fusaichi Rock Star...

...he and his sister Wild Fit could be quite the brother and sister act in 2006, don't you think?

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Postby louis finochio » Wed Dec 21, 2005 8:48 am

Hi FOS: I agree, I hope they both have a vintage year in 06.

When you have full siblings that perform like they have, its time to breed back to that well, as that bloodline affinity has more left in the tank. Amen.
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Postby Ill-bred » Wed Dec 21, 2005 8:52 am

Fusaichi Rock Star is being mentioned as a probable starter for the Malibu on Monday at Santa Anita.

This is from the Santa Anita barn notes:

Probable for the 54th running of Malibu for 3-year-old foals of 2002 at seven furlongs: Actxecutive, no rider; Attila’s Storm, Pat Valenzuela; Diligent Prospect, Jon Court; Fusaichi Rock Star, Shinji Fujita; Greeley’s Galaxy, Kent Desormeaux; Lumbre, no rider; Ninety Fine, Javier Santiago; Osidy, Alex Solis; Seattles Best Joe, no rider; Shamoan, no rider; Thor’s Echo, Victor Espinoza; Ulistnintome, no rider; Unbridled Energy, no rider; and Wilko Corey Nakatani.

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Postby louis finochio » Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:03 am

FRS worked 6 fur. 1:11.80 12/21/05 the best of 28 at that distance.

FRS is moving in the AM like his old self. Lets see if he will be victorious in the 7 fur. Malibu.
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Postby FOS » Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:23 am

hi louis finochio

You wrote (re: Wild Fit and Fusaichi Rock Star) "When you have full siblings that perform like they have, its time to breed back to that well, as that bloodline affinity has more left in the tank."

I was thinking about that also. Why go anywhere else?

That "well" seems to be supplying quite the results.

Best to you louis.

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Postby FOS » Thu Dec 22, 2005 8:28 am

hi Ill-bred

Thanks for the info re: the Malibu probables (which includes the name Fusaichi Rock Star).

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Postby Ill-bred » Thu Dec 22, 2005 9:55 am

Hi FOS

This edition of the Malibu could be a very interesting race!

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Postby FOS » Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:35 am

hi Ill-bred

Sounds like the G1-Malibu's shaping up to be quite a race.

It'll be interesting to see how Fusaichi Rock Star performs...some horses turn in a BIG effort after a layoff.

Your info indicated that Shinji Fujita is named as FRS's rider. I wonder if FuRock's owner (Fusao Sekiguchi) brought jockey Fujita from Japan?

Another horse that could be interesting to watch (if he runs of course) is Wilko. I expect that seeing how he runs and responds in a 7-furlong G1 race should help define him. He's a very game racehorse, and I suggest it's probably not wise to ever ignore him. Will Nakatani try to keep Wilko relatively close to the pace or try to come from out of it? Arguably, I would not expect that a G1 race contested at 7-furlongs would allow much room for error or time to relax...especially if the speed doesn't back up. I look forward to seeing how Team Wilko attempts to handle this challenge.

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Postby HR LLC » Tue Dec 27, 2005 9:15 am

Fusaichi Rock Star ran 2nd to last...
Wilko 4th to last...
Greenly Galaxy ran 7th...

Some much for the stars of 2006...

Thor's Echo ran the best race to me...the top 2 finishers were on the lead the entire trip and Thor's Echo made up a little ground coming home.