I'm still not unconvinced that Napoleon Solo is not one of the best out there.  He looked like he needed to rate from the front, and this strategy yesterday just failed him. Broke clean, sheesh the horse went 6f in 107 and change last year, no need to take the horse into slow motion, just 109-110 and change.  In other words they put the horse to sleep,confused the shit out of the horse during the race.

That or a an unexpected health issue.

Otherwise this horsey did his best running as a 3 yo, however again based on what I saw that is what I feel the post race analysis is.  No matter what it's a fuck up! They knew too because the horse was in 4th place in the place pool, really weird.

Three races to get today started...   

Oaklawn                139.00
   Race 9    0.50    TRI    10 / 1+3+4+5+6 / 1+3+4+5+6    NaN.00
   Race 9    0.50    TRI    1+3+4+5+6 / 10 / 1+3+4+5+6    10.00
   Race 9    0.10    SPR    10 / 1+3+4+5+6 / 1+3+4+5+6 / 1+3+4+5+6    6.00
   Race 9    0.10    SPR    1+3+4+5+6 / 10 / 1+3+4+5+6 / 1+3+4+5+6    6.00
   Race 9    4.00    EX    10 / 1+3+4+5+6    20.00
   Race 9    2.00    EX    1+3+4+5+6 / 10    10.00
   Race 9    20.00    WIN    10    20.00
   Race 11    5.00    WIN    3+4+6    15.00
   Race 11    2.00    EX    BX+3+4+6    12.00
   Race 11    1.00    TRI    BX+3+4+6    6.00
   Race 11    0.10    SPR    3+4+6 / 3+4+6 / 3+4+6 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10    4.20
   Race 11    0.10    SPR    3+4+6 / 3+4+6 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10 / 3+4+6    4.20
   Race 11    0.10    SPR    3+4+6 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10 / 3+4+6 / 3+4+6    4.20
   Race 11    0.10    SPR    1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10 / 3+4+6 / 3+4+6 / 3+4+6    4.20
   Race 11    0.20    SPR    2+7 / 2+7 / 3+4+6 / 3+4+6    2.40
   Race 11    0.10    SPR    BX+2+3+4+6    2.40
   Race 11    0.10    SPR    BX+3+4+6+7    2.40

  Sunland Park                94.40
   Race 4    20.00    WIN    1    NaN.00
   Race 4    2.00    EX    1 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+7    12.00
   Race 4    4.00    EX    1 / 4+6+7    12.00
   Race 4    2.00    TRI    1 / 4+6+7 / 4+6+7    12.00
   Race 4    1.00    TRI    4+6+7 / 1 / 4+6+7    6.00
   Race 4    0.20    SPR    BX+1+4+6+7    4.80
   Race 4    1.00    SPR    1 / 4+6+7 / 4+6+7 / 4+6+7    6.00
   Race 4    1.00    SPR    4+6+7 / 1 / 4+6+7 / 4+6+7    6.00
   Race 4    0.20    SPR    1 / 4+6+7 / 4+6+7 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+7    4.80
   Race 4    0.20    SPR    4+6+7 / 1 / 4+6+7 / 1+2+3+4+5+6+7    4.80
   Race 4    2.00    EX    4+6+7 / 1    6.00

Billy Carter drove without a doubt the best in there . Launched from 10 sat pocketed and angled and nailed Joey clubber .

I am sure that Jerry Silva and Burke were not too thrilled.  For perspective, Sweet Lou went the fastest first half in Meadowlands history in 2014 at 52.1 (with the same 25.4 first Q) on hos way to a (at the time) world-equaling record of 1:47.

Legendary Hanover reached the half in 53.2 during the Meadowlands Pace in 2024 and BullDog Hanover was clocked to the half in 52.3 on his way to a 1:45.4 world record.

I like to get a run for my bet, but this was a Kamikaze run when there was a good horse whom he could easily have sat behind.

IMO he has the IQ of a peanut. (and that might be insulting the peanut.)

If you want exciting do  a 1/4 mile race on a 1/2 mile track where only drivers with a "P" beside their name can drive.

Harness racing sprints, not what I said, but if you want to test the speed of the fastest horses off the gate in the world, they should try it and record it.

3/4 mile still a race, not as much stamina, not as much tactics needed, but a damn good race if everyone trying for at least half a mile of it of and way more competitive and it's enforced.

Make 3/4 mile races the highest purse races too!