Azeri's First Foal Wins @ First Asking

[zinn21]

Take Control ridden by Martin Garcia broke well from the one hole, settled inside, remained in dead last to mid stretch. Found a opening at the eighth pole; came off the rail and under left handed urging rushed through and swallowed four horses in the last 100 yards to win going away..

By A. P. Indy out of Azeri...

[theballandchain]

Here's hoping he only moves forward from this. That was impressive!

[karenkarenn]

Congrates!

[diomed]

He runs kinda lazy like his daddy.
It was like he was loping along and seemed annoyed by the jockey's urging until he went "OK then, geez!". LOL
Then he blew by them easily.
Here's hoping they do right by the young horse and he turns out to be a really good one.

[zinn21]

Diomed wrote:

He runs kinda lazy like his daddy.

It looked more like inexperience to me.

Then he blew by them easily.

He actually showed a turn of foot like a grass horse..

[vallygirl927]

wow he was green. That's awesome though. Heres to hoping he stays healthy!

[vallygirl927]

wow he was green. That's awesome though. Heres to hoping he stays healthy!

[Tairaterces]

Take Control ridden by Martin Garcia broke well from the one hole, settled inside, remained in dead last to mid stretch. Found a opening at the eighth pole; came off the rail and under left handed urging rushed through and swallowed four horses in the last 100 yards to win going away..

By A. P. Indy out of Azeri...

He will always be Vallenzeri to me . . . . . . and he was spectacular!!!

[dublino]

Nobody annoyed with the jock who whacked him 7 times inside 2 seconds on his first start?

If that had happened over here he would have gotten a 30 day ban minimum and calls would have been made to permanently ban him from horse riding??????

[zinn21]

Nobody annoyed with the jock who whacked him 7 times inside 2 seconds on his first start? Shocked

If that had happened over here he would have gotten a 30 day ban minimum and calls would have been made to permanently ban him from horse riding??????

I thought it was just what the horse needed.

[dublino]

Would love to smack you seven times inside of two seconds and see your response, this is exactly the kind of moronic use of the whip that gets all the do-no-gooders up in arms.

[Tucumcari]

We have much kinder whips now. and I too thought the colt was green and maybe needed it to keep his momentum and focus. It's not like the jock has ever been known for being a finesse rider

[zinn21]

Would love to smack you seven times inside of two seconds and see your response, this is exactly the kind of moronic use of the whip that gets all the do-no-gooders up in arms.

The rider spanked him and the horse responded at a critical point in the race. I draw the moral line on whipping that delivers no positive racing response or inflicts physical damage-neither was the case in this instance.

[BenB]

Overhere, a jock which is using his or hers whip more than four times in the last straight (about 3 furlongs) will be punished with ban for two weeks first time out and each time it will be totalled up to a yrs ban due in time.

It differs if the jocks are coming from other countries in Europe,mostly seen with Arab racing than they will be fined with about 400 dollars first time in case of a five time using from the whip.

Severe use will result in a ban

[tbrace]

It should also be a ban in the U.S.

That kind of whip use kills more new fan's interest than anything else. Period.

Not to mention what it does to the horse. If that occured in a dog show, it would be national news.

Horses feel pain just like dogs or anything else, including people.