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On the Muscle

Postby ragsdaj » Thu Jan 05, 2006 3:14 pm

has anyone viewed this race training DVD and would care to give me review? Thanks[/i]
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Postby LSB » Thu Jan 05, 2006 3:59 pm

I have it and I've watched the first hour, which I loved. The only thing keeping me from watching the rest is my husband, who would rather be watching football. :wink:

So far, I think it's very well done, and well worth watching.
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Postby JeremyRoseFan » Thu Jan 05, 2006 4:57 pm

I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT!!!!!!
it was in my stocking from "Santa" on Christmas morning. ive already watched it like 5 times. i suggest buying it. but that's just me.
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Postby Heidilady » Thu Jan 05, 2006 7:42 pm

Where can I get a look at it? I can't find it on Amazon.
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Postby ragsdaj » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:10 am

I dont have a website committed to memory but you can go to mysimon.com and search for on the muscle under movies. No results will come back but there will be a sponsor link for the DVD. Click on it and it will take to where you can buy it.
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Postby ragsdaj » Fri Jan 06, 2006 8:17 am

ok....I get that you enjoyed watching it, but can you tell me if the video is more about how the race industry works or if its about training racehorses or a little bit of both. Would like to know if it starts out with a 2 year old or if there is any discusion earlier development.
What did you like best about it?

Thanks
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Re: On the Muscle

Postby Tairaterces » Fri Jan 06, 2006 9:54 am

ragsdaj wrote:has anyone viewed this race training DVD and would care to give me review? Thanks[/i]


Hi Jon,

It's a 3 hour documentary and covers the Richard Mandella barn for the year 2002. It covers the highs and lows of running a high end stable. Richard Mandella is an ace horseman and takes great care with his charges. He imparts his "philosophies" of training, one of which is never talk about a next race in front of the horse, cause they'll run a fever the day before. ~smile~

There are six horses that are the stars of the show: Pleasantly Perfect, Redattore, The Tin Man, Kudos, Ile de France, and Brisquette. They show Brisquette having splint surgery, and Kudos has chip surgery. (The Tin Man just won his comebacker after a 14 month layoff again under the tutelage of Mandella)

He does have some 2yo's shipped in and he covers a bit on that (interestingly enough many of those are running in claiming races for other trainers now. . . . let's see . . there's Gentlemen's Club, Listen Indy, Espy, Emeritus.) Emeritus is at stud (not for wins, but for his pedigree).

Pleasantly Perfect is covered quite a bit in that he was being prepped for the 2002 BC but because he had bled he was not able to go to Arlington. They show Mandella having a tete-a-tete with "Moose" telling him to just wait until next year and that they would sneak up on'em and they wouldn't know what hit'em. It's a great piece especially when you know that PP kicked butt in the Classic.

I am a total racing fan and have watched this dvd over 30 times. Now would it serve your purpose, in my view yes, if only for Mandella's thoughts on training. I've always liked and respected him, but now he is my hero.

Jon, I hope this helps . . . . . . . . . .

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Postby Ruffian » Fri Jan 06, 2006 10:13 am

http://www.ponyhighway.com/order.shtml

That is an order form for it. :wink:
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Postby ragsdaj » Fri Jan 06, 2006 2:16 pm

thanks for the time and effort.
appreciate it very much
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Postby Monmouth Matt » Mon Jan 09, 2006 8:45 am

"On the Muscle" is tremendous. A must see for any T-bred racing fan.As a small owner, I found it interesting to see a big time barn going through the same trials and tribulations I do, although at a much different level!
You can order it from www.exclusivelyequine.com
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Postby Derring » Sat Feb 04, 2006 10:13 pm

Just watched it---worth the buy!

But if you are easily grossed out, don't watch the splint surgery.
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Postby BJ » Sun Feb 05, 2006 3:48 pm

Monmouth Matt wrote:"On the Muscle" is tremendous. A must see for any T-bred racing fan.As a small owner, I found it interesting to see a big time barn going through the same trials and tribulations I do, although at a much different level!
You can order it from www.exclusivelyequine.com


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Postby BJ » Sun Feb 05, 2006 3:56 pm

LSB wrote:I have it and I've watched the first hour, which I loved. The only thing keeping me from watching the rest is my husband, who would rather be watching football. :wink:

So far, I think it's very well done, and well worth watching.


Mine should be here any day. :D It might end up being a family album DVD :wink: something to show the foals about their father :lol: since we are probably breeding our mares to Redattore this year. "See children...that is how its done" :wink:

Know what you mean by the football. Guess, I'm a little better off in that area...Mine (a former trainer) is obsessive about both horses and football though. Sometimes I have to beg to change the channel just to see if we are still a country :shock:
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Postby madelyn » Sun Feb 05, 2006 4:48 pm

:lol: I know what you mean, BJ... it's TVG or sports. I was talking to my Dad earlier, who lives in Canada. He asked my opinion of the recent "state of the union" address... I didn't even KNOW there was a recent state of the union addres.. :lol:
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Postby BJ » Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:16 pm

madelyn wrote::lol: I know what you mean, BJ... it's TVG or sports. I was talking to my Dad earlier, who lives in Canada. He asked my opinion of the recent "state of the union" address... I didn't even KNOW there was a recent state of the union addres.. :lol:


:roll: :lol: :lol: What pisses me off even more...he can remember the name of every horse, every trainer, in just about every race he sees (on several tracks across the country) AND know what fractions they ran :x Then flip over to who the number one draft pick will be in the NFL, where he went to school, what his parents do, yada, yada, yada. Can he remember to take out the garbage???? Get serious! :roll:
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