Stiff Draw for Marinaresco

Surely at the moment this must be the best horse in training
Well done Mike Bass and connections
And a real cool ride by Grant too

Grant says 'better than pocket power'. Probably an exaggeration but that says it all really.

That was a big goosebumps moment

MasterOfMyFate wrote: Grant says 'better than pocket power'. Probably an exaggeration but that says it all really.

That's a big statement.i watched all 4 queen's plates,all 3 mets that Pocket Power won and to even mention the two horses in the same breath is quite a huge statement.
I will wait for the cape season and see when he meets Leagle Eagle,Abashiri, Black Arthur and Bela Bela on a very good and fair track with a 600m run in to see how good marinaresco is.

With a longer run-in he wins by further.

he is a top horse but he had to win today like that as he was taking on a very moderate field because the main horses for reasons only known to themselves stayed away..only one former group one winner in the race he met today and that being gold onyx...the cape season is the number one season for qualit y and he will meet the best at weight for age on a course that is fair as winzip says ...the same story with the 2yos turning 3 next week the whole picture will change dramatically come the cape season

winzip wrote:

MasterOfMyFate wrote: Grant says 'better than pocket power'. Probably an exaggeration but that says it all really.

That's a big statement.i watched all 4 queen's plates,all 3 mets that Pocket Power won and to even mention the two horses in the same breath is quite a huge statement.
I will wait for the cape season and see when he meets Leagle Eagle,Abashiri, Black Arthur and Bela Bela on a very good and fair track with a 600m run in to see how good marinaresco is.

hehehe

What a moment!

chills when the horse hit the front!

Go you good thing!

I was not convinced about how good he is, but to me the win yesterday was outstanding - yes he may not have beaten the best, but the way he did it (had nowhere to go 400 out) speaks volumes and I think he will prove his worth in the upcoming Cape (and maybe even Joh'burg) seasons

Top class performance yesterday
Pity black arthur didn't run in the daily news he is gona find it hard to beat this boy in the cape

Craig Peters had his Tom on ..loved his excited wen marinesco found the split...he simply said..'Go You Baby"

Bob please can u put up the replays and of the gold cup