Field for Saturday's $300,000 Max Hempt Stake at Pocono


Melillo
Brandon Blvd
Al Papi
Odd On Mr Mamba
Beau Jangles
Sweet Lovin Lou
Gentleman's Club
Another C Note

Moore is an excellent horseman. Period. Well respected, well liked, and admired by his peers. This site may be a completely different story, but what else is new, LOL. You'll hear he's a vet, this, that, and the other thing. Bottom line, the guy has an amazing track record. After dinner speakers and Monday morning QB's will criticize how he managed the colt last year-----too many starts, bad driver selection, and who knows what else. Nobody is doing a better job than Moore this year. Horse, not trainer.

Like others have commented, Howard seems to be losing it a bit.

Best one to ask is G. G has been hi buddy for 4 decades.

G has lunch with him every Wednesday, poor Howard has to pay as G is dead broke

Why is it the trainer gets most of the glory for a winning horse and then the driver takes all the grief when it stops?
There needs to be some serious questioning of how this horse has been handled over 2 years.  That's you DOC!

He was a $90k yearling that put almost $2 million in the bank. Pretty good investment. I'd say he was handled ok.

Obviously he has ability and talent. Sure, he's not doing that against the very best drivers in the country every day/night, but that doesn't mean he's a phony either. Far from it. He's still very young and learning, and he's doing very well. Like most other drivers, some will love him, some will hate, and many will be in between. Some might give him props because of certain members of his family tree, and others will knock him for the same thing. Nothing new. If he keeps learning, doing what he's doing, associates with the right kind of people, and so on, he's got a great potential future ahead of him.