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General Category => Harness Racing => Topic started by: TimTimTimbo on September 30, 2023, 09:39:57 PM
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Jimmy in his prime doesn't hold a candle to this guy. He might drive like shit but they know how to train them.
Just my opinion but he even outdoes Melander
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Jimmy in his prime doesn't hold a candle to this guy. He might drive like shit but they know how to train them.
Just my opinion but he even outdoes Melander
I would agree with that. Randy Waples pointed out his horses don't wear much equipment.
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Melander had one good year. He underperforms considering how much money is thrown at him with high priced yearlings. No one is a match for Ake. Lucas Wallin is the next best thing other than Nancy, and Burke for older trotters
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there can be no argument
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It's amazing. A lot of his top trotters like Sebastian K, Ecurie D and Alrajah One have minimal action in front. I hate trotters with that high looping front action, it seems to me it's wasted. In yet Creatine as an example was high stepping and he could tramp a quarter from memory.
Sebastian K and Captain Corey even more so had that daisy cutter action. Alrajah One I think tramped a final Quarter last year at the Big M in like 25.3 from memory. They can fly.
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Jimmy in his prime doesn't hold a candle to this guy. He might drive like shit but they know how to train them.
Just my opinion but he even outdoes Melander
Totally agree
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I would agree with that. Randy Waples pointed out his horses don't wear much equipment.
The trot is a natural gait, but alot of trainers force them away from it by not understanding the physics involved. I saw a guy that had a young trotter with 5/8 half rounds, 3oz toe weights and 2pr.of ribbed bell boots and his head checked so high that if it rained,he would drown. He makes about 3 breaks going a mile in 25,comes off and wants to borrow ANOTHER set of bell boots! ngc3
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And do you know who Lucas Wallin worked for when he came to the States? Yup! AKE
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It's amazing. A lot of his top trotters like Sebastian K, Ecurie D and Alrajah One have minimal action in front. I hate trotters with that high looping front action, it seems to me it's wasted. In yet Creatine as an example was high stepping and he could tramp a quarter from memory.
Sebastian K and Captain Corey even more so had that daisy cutter action. Alrajah One I think tramped a final Quarter last year at the Big M in like 25.3 from memory. They can fly.
Trotters should "roll high" at the knee, but I agree that it should not be too high. Just at tip of shoulder, maybe 2 inches past is prime.
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Melander had one good year. He underperforms considering how much money is thrown at him with high priced yearlings. No one is a match for Ake. Lucas Wallin is the next best thing other than Nancy, and Burke for older trotters
Lucan wallin worked for Ake. Let’s not forget about Jimmy Campbell