Summer Bird has LAD connection
June 7, 2009 by Jarrod Horak
Filed under Trainers, Triple Crown
Surprise Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird has a strong connection to Louisiana Downs. His conditioner Tim Ice was new to the training scene when he came to LAD last year. I was also a newbie in Louisiana, and Mr. Ice came to my office and read my form on day last summer. Less than one year later he is a classic winning trainer…awesome!
Summer Bird is stabled at Louisiana Downs, and it would be great if he contested the $750k Super Derby on September 19th.
The June 6th card at LAD started out by favoring early/pressing types, but off the pace runners did surprisingly well the 2nd half of the day.
Hat trick for Don Simington. Day was saved when my best bet Time of the Night ($6.00) was placed first via DQ.
Sunday’s (6-7-09) 9-race card includes a trio of grass races.
Sligo Joe (3-1) is my best bet in the 2nd race, an optional claiming turf route. He handles any footing an exits sharp local main track tally for formidable Simington/Cart team.
You can check out live streaming video, including my daily paddock reports, on the LAD site.
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