JC / Railbird

Hello Broadway

Bye-Bye Broadway

First time starters Hello Broadway and Eibar Coa (inside) battle to a neck victory over Imperial Council and Edgar Prado at Saratoga, August 30, 2008. [Earning trainer Barclay Tagg many congratulations for the rest of the afternoon.] (Uploaded by budmeister 26.2 to Flickr)

Hello Broadway injured, retired.

Such a shame. The quirky half-brother of stakes winner Nobiz Like Shobiz never quite made good on the promise he showed winning his debut at Saratoga last summer, with his only other win in nine starts coming in a Keeneland allowance this spring, but I’ll miss following the chestnut colt regardless. You never really knew what Hello Broadway was going to do in a race, or if he’d ever put everything together again, and he was almost always overbet, all of which made him a poor play, but a lot of fun to watch.

Posted in Racing on July 22, 2009 / Tagged Barclay Tagg, Favorites, Hello Broadway, Retirement, Saratoga

Belmont Undercard

Shaping up well, according to NYRA notes:

True North Handicap: Desert Key, Disco’s Son, Fabulous Strike, Kodiak Kowboy, Per Incanto, Silver Edition and Sixthirteen.

Just A Game Stakes (turf): Captain’s Lover (SAF), Carribean Sunset (IRE), Diamondrella (GB), Forever Together, Modern Look (GB) and My Princess Jess.

Acorn Stakes: Be Fair, Devotee, Doremifasollatido, Dream Play, Funny Moon, Just Jenda and Justwhistledixie.

Woody Stephens Stakes: Hello Broadway, Hull, Mr. Fantasy, Munnings, Regal Ransom and This Ones For Phil.

Woodford Reserve Manhattan Handicap (inner turf): Better Talk Now, Court Vision, Cowboy Cal, Gio Ponti, Grand Couturier (GB), Interpatation, Lauro (GER) and Premium Gold.

Interesting to see Hello Broadway pop up as a possible for the Woody Stephens following the Peter Pan, a race in which he set wild fractions of :44.89 and 1:08.93 before finishing fourth. (“Who would have thought he would run off like that?” said trainer Barclay Tagg after. “In every race, it’s always been something with him.” Wonder what he’ll do this start?)

Posted in Racing on May 28, 2009 / Tagged Belmont Park, Belmont Stakes, Hello Broadway, Undercard