Funtime Bayama

[gh2009]

Funtime Bayama is back in to qualify at Meadowlands on Saturday with Dexter Dunn listed to drive.

[Harness racer]

I didn't see the mile...but his line looked good in his qualifier today.  Anyone see it?

[Jctoronto]

was any of the French-Canadian poison still coarsing through his veins?

[Grandstand Handicapper]

Here's the proofs:

https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://playmeadowlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/RACE-PAGES-QS-SAT.-APR.-5-1.pdf

Here's the replay:

https://playmeadowlands.com/live-replay-video/

Qualifiers today, Race 10

[Brown jug]

thanks grandstand
horse certainly looked much improved
also interesting time of the year to see some 3 yr olds coming back , most of who disappointed at 2 and some that cost a significant $$

[Mazola]

Here's the proofs:

https://docs.google.com/viewerng/viewer?url=https://playmeadowlands.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/RACE-PAGES-QS-SAT.-APR.-5-1.pdf

Here's the replay:

https://playmeadowlands.com/live-replay-video/

Qualifiers today, Race 10

Thanks Grandstand, horse is looking good

[DEBBIE DOES]

I feel like the horse is a good horse but price was inflated by that phony NA ELIM win in 50. He only made 300k life. They got rug pulled. Better hope casey can get him to be better than that ELIM race.

[Grandstand Handicapper]

I guess we will soon see.

[SeattleSlew]

thanks grandstand
horse certainly looked much improved
also interesting time of the year to see some 3 yr olds coming back , most of who disappointed at 2 and some that cost a significant $$

100% agree.  Better Is Nice is no slouch and while it is a Q, Dexter was pushing the gate and the horse was 27.2 out and 27 coming home and didn't look like a lot of urging for either of the two.  I would guess they may Q Funtime one more time before they enter him.

If I am not mistaken he was wearing one of those "Breathe Right" nose pads (look funny on a horse!)

[whiptherabbit]

Gets over a half miler we’ll assume he will be in the Juravinski at Flamboro next month

[DEBBIE DOES]

there is no way those things help a horse

[Grandstand Handicapper]

I saw the horse close up. I saw him close up before he imploded. I saw him in the paddock, saw the qualifier, and watched the replay numerous times. At the end of the day, it's still, just a qualifier, and all that goes along with it, and all that doesn't. It means little to nothing in this case. Regardless, I wasn't impressed. He looked good, considering what happened. He's come a long way to make it back. But, back to being able to go 50 and 4.....but.....it was a qualifier. 50 and 4? Off a backed down 28 and 2 third quarter? Which you're supposed to do, can do, and actually do in a qualifier like this. No ask, because you don't have to and because nobody is close? Which is what happens in a qualifier like this. I don't know. I am glad he's back, but I wasn't impressed. It will be an entirely different world, apples and bowling balls, when he's in a race, a good horse looks him in eye, etc. Like Billy O' always said, 27 in a qualifier, and 27 in a race, are not even close to the same thing.

[Chips N Salsa]

I saw the horse close up. I saw him close up before he imploded. I saw him in the paddock, saw the qualifier, and watched the replay numerous times. At the end of the day, it's still, just a qualifier, and all that goes along with it, and all that doesn't. It means little to nothing in this case. Regardless, I wasn't impressed. He looked good, considering what happened. He's come a long way to make it back. But, back to being able to go 50 and 4.....but.....it was a qualifier. 50 and 4? Off a backed down 28 and 2 third quarter? Which you're supposed to do, can do, and actually do in a qualifier like this. No ask, because you don't have to and because nobody is close? Which is what happens in a qualifier like this. I don't know. I am glad he's back, but I wasn't impressed. It will be an entirely different world, apples and bowling balls, when he's in a race, a good horse looks him in eye, etc. Like Billy O' always said, 27 in a qualifier, and 27 in a race, are not even close to the same thing.

Exactly!  He steers like a mack truck and he's a mungril to drive.  Dex can't control him and he won't be a player racing like that.  I think the horse is off somewhere.  Bartlett complained he cross fired in first qua and now they say it was his throat collapsing.  What else can Andrew come up with for excuse?

[DEBBIE DOES]

they should have voided the sale if they could have. but when you have more money than god does it really matter?

[jupiter]

No matter how he races, it will always be about the back story. Hopefully they won't cheapen him anymore. Really don't want to see him just trying to race on back class.