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No sophomore trotting filly came through their first two Bobby Weiss Series preliminaries with a pair of wins. Trip Sevens, the only first-round winner entered Tuesday at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, looked en route to victory but made a break before midstretch, enabling the Credit Winner filly Etra De Vie to take a new mark of 1:56.4.
Etra De Vie was put in the early pocket by driver Matt Kakaley behind the heavily-favoured Trip Sevens, then tipped out for the stretch drive. The leader still had the better part of two lengths when she lost her composure, letting Etra De Vie get by and hold off Kaylas Playmate by a length for trainer Jenny Melander and Belmar Racing & Breeding LLC.
Only fools think money solves all problems,â my lifelong best friend and mentor Jaybird told me. One day while lolling with my pals on Uptown Avenue in our Mississippi Delta hometown, I ignored Jaybirdâs advice about money, and learned its truth the hard way. I didnât have a cent, and was certain money could solve a problem: coming up with twenty-five cents to buy an All-Day Sucker at Peach-Eyeâs Grocery.
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As we meandered up and down Uptown, Billy Clyde âB.C.â Rakestraw, a scowling, ill-tempered old farmer blared his truck horn, scattering us from a parking place near the bank. Like most folks, Jaybird didnât care much for Rakestraw, and warned me to steer clear of him. Rumor had it he was once was a happy, fun-loving guy until Billie Beth, his raven-haired, blue-eyed bride, ran off with a city slicker. After that, he took to drinking.
A pair of horses trained by Ray Schnittker and driven by Mark MacDonald turned heads during Wednesday morning (April 7) qualifiers at The Downs at Mohegan Sun Pocono, with Splash Brother and Billy Flynn winning by a combined 36-and-a-quarter lengths.
A four-year-old So Surreal gelding, Splash Brother went down the road while posting fractions of :28.2, :56.3, 1:23.3 and 1:50.4 for the partnership of Schnittker, Nolamaura Racing LLC, Steven Arnold, and Tammy Flannery. He took a mark of 1:48.2 at The Meadowlands last year and won over $300,000, including a victory in his Empire Breeders Classic and a second in his New York Sire Stakes final.
The sophomore colt Billy Clyde posted a 1:52.3 qualifying mark in limited campaigning last year, and just missed that clocking Wednesday after hanging up fractions of :29.4, :58, 1:25.2, and 1:52.4. Billy Clyde, owned by Schnittker and Dr. John Egloff, may be pointing for the first Pennsylvania Sire Stakes of the season, to be held at The Meadows
Advice for Kentucky Fans, Keyontae the Coach & More
A Message for Big Blue Nation
Kentucky fans: Be careful what you wish for.
Yes, this season has been a complete train wreck. There’s no excuse for a 4-9 start, or Wednesday night’s loss to a brutal Georgia team not youth, not even the pandemic can be used as a defense.
But don’t do what you did to Tubby Smith and run John Calipari out of Lexington, or you may just wind up with another Billy Clyde Gillispie.
This team has been atrocious. There were six consecutive losses, and then a glimmer of hope with three straight wins. But the issue with this Kentucky team isn’t just youth; It’s the fact that they can’t score, aren’t tough enough and lack both leadership and a star. While the staff misevaluated recruits, there’s still far more talent on this team than four wins in 13 tries would indicate.
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