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Trainer Michael Matz was a happy man while standing in his shed row late Monday morning, long after his Union Rags had completed an easy one mile jog and visited the paddock in his first day back to the track since turning in an eye-catching workout at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
“He came out of the work good,” said Matz, who sent Union Rags to the track just before 7 a.m. on Monday. “He’ll go to the track earlier tomorrow morning, around 6 a.m, to gallop a mile. That way I can get my filly [Kentucky Oaks hopeful And Why Not] out afterwards to visit the starting gate. I’ll flip flop them around on Wednesday, she’ll go first and he’ll follow and go to the gate.”
Union Rags, who will vie for favoritism with Bodemeister in the Kentucky Derby, was throwing his head around and did get a little hot during his visit to the track on Monday, neither of which concerns his trainer.
“He’s just playing out there when he tosses his head like that and he’s always tended to get a little hot. He’s a sweater, that’s just him,” said Matz. “If he didn’t sweat I’d begin to worry because I wouldn’t want him to keep it inside.”
Matz’s main concern now is the post position draw on Wednesday.
“I might be the one doing the sweating at the post position draw,” said Matz. “Everything has gone perfect for us up to this point but that’s one thing that is completely out of our control.”
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I've cashed good tickets on 16 of the last 20 Derbies (including Mine That Bird
and Giaccomo). Last year I had Animal Knigdom enough to save my a**. The
point is, you need to watch the prep races over and over to find the "live" horses
who have been beaten by the "favorites" but show signs of improving at the right
time (May 5). Almost all betters play on the PAST instead of the potential future.
I like Alpha and El Padrino in exotics to save my bacon this time. --Red Vino
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chill rodney it will be ok i wasnt yelling
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NOW THAT LAST COMBO BUT A LITTLE MONEY ON THOSE TWO AND THAT WILL BE THE CHA CHING
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IF I WERE GOING TO GRAB A CLOSER ILL TAKE DADDY NOSE BEST AND TAKE CHARGE INDY
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DONT BE SO SURE THAT BOTH BODEMEISTER AND HANSEN COULD BE AT THE WIRE TOGETHER AHEAD OF THE PACK IF TRINNBERG CAN GET AWAY CLEAN BY 6 LENGTHS AND THEN HANSEN AND BODEMSIETER WITH THEIR HIGH CRUISING SPEED CAN BE CLEAR OF THE 3 FLIGHT OF HORSES I SAY WATCH OUT IT MAY BE TO LITTLE TO LATE FOR THE CLOSERS ESPECIALY 13 IN THE 3RD FLIGHT ALL GETTING TANGLED UP
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1.Bodemeister( WILL win the derby).
Alpha?
I'll Have Another?
Union Rags?
Super Box?
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Julian, give him a clear path. Keep him out of traffic and off-the-rail as much as feasible! Ride him like the wind and bring him confidently down the middle of the stretch with a clear path! let him run, Julian, let him run!
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Union Rags regardless if he is the favorite will win the derby, this horse is so intelligent. The key is coming around the far turn he needs to be in the middle of the track to win.
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Union Rags will not "vie" for favoritism. Millions of unsophisticated bettors will hate his Florida Derby race at face value and toss him.
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At this point-- I see Hansen posing a real problem for Bodemeister and his psyche. He will be able to ignore Trinniberg without any problem, however the key for Bodemeister is if he can shake Hansen who is very formidable early with with a very high individual dynamic, if he can't, it could really dampen Bodemeister's chances, who needs open space. Regardless, the race sets up for a formidable closer who has a very high herd dynamic, and can handle chaos. That horse is Union Rags, who btw is the only horse who has made any impression on me.
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