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Mo’s First Show

Jerry Bossert reports:

Uncle Mo is scheduled to return in the March 12 Tampa Bay Derby, but there is a chance the colt could debut at Gulfstream Park that day if a race is written for him.

“That’s a possibility should there be something at Gulfstream on March 12,” the trainer said.

Who would run against?


6 Comments

Perhaps more importantly, what happens if somebody were to beat him?

Posted by Joe Nevills on February 14, 2011 @ 11:10 am

dutrow has ruined ” toscanova”. too much too soon.
same with “mo”.
i will bet “mo” is a no-show for the derby, any of them.
the cal. 3 y.o.’s suck.
this year will be the most wide open kentucky derby ever.

Posted by palaceplace on February 14, 2011 @ 11:40 am

That’s the problem with coddled campaigns. A loss is never just a loss. Every start ends up weighted with too many expectations.

Posted by Jessica on February 14, 2011 @ 6:44 pm

Not “coddled” in this case; he had a problem.

Posted by Tinky on February 14, 2011 @ 9:47 pm

Right re: Boys. Not Mo, though?

Posted by Jessica on February 15, 2011 @ 7:08 am

I love the double standards in racing. Dutrow ruined Boys the same way Pletcher, Baffert, Lukas, etc. ruin their horses.

But when guys like Mandella and Matz lose horses to injury they’re just doing right by the horse.

War Pass lost the Tampa Bay Derby at 1-to-20. If Mo loses then so be it. His goal is the Kentucky Derby.

Posted by EJXD2 on February 15, 2011 @ 1:09 pm