Originally Posted by NTamm1215 (Post 813372)

The field she faced in 2008 was atrocious. Kip Deville was the 2nd choice off an inexplicable 5th place finish in the Woodbine Mile. Whatsthescript was the 3rd choice and was coming in off a 60 day layoff. The rest of the field was highlighted by Shakis, Daytona, and Precious Kitten. The utterly impossible US Ranger was only 17-1.

The 2009 field had a ton of speed and the biggest question was whether she was going to be able to stay as close as she did in 2008 and be successful. Of course, she proved in that race that you can put her anywhere and she'll be fine. With Delegator and Zacinto running so poorly the competition was weak when push came to shove.

Proviso and Sidney's Candy took serious money last year. A filly who had been fortunate to win one time after another against her own sex and a one-time turf winner coming in off a nearly 90 day layoff who had missed his prep. Paco Boy was a horse whose measure she simply had and Gio Ponti was never going to make up the ground Dominguez asked him to that day.

A healthy Courageous Cat, a razor sharp Turallure, and Gio Ponti off his best effort of 2011 prove a formidable threat and that's not even touching on Strong Suit and Byword. This may not be the toughest group she's faced in the BC but it sure as hell isn't the easiest.

Originally Posted by NTamm1215 (Post 813376)

You don't think this year's BC Mile field is better? Sure, there might not be a better horse than Canford Cliffs but the rest of that field was hardly stellar when you consider Cape Blanco was going 2-3 furlongs short of his best and needed Lasix.

Originally Posted by freddymo (Post 813377)

Now lets all hold hands and sing

Originally Posted by NTamm1215 (Post 813372)

A healthy Courageous Cat, a razor sharp Turallure, and Gio Ponti off his best effort of 2011 prove a formidable threat and that's not even touching on Strong Suit and Byword. This may not be the toughest group she's faced in the BC but it sure as hell isn't the easiest.

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat (Post 813380)

:eek:

Did someone steal your password? :p

Originally Posted by NTamm1215 (Post 813382)

I'm just trying to convince myself she can lose.:)

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat (Post 813383)

Aaah okay very good Sir.

Just did not sound like you! :D

Originally Posted by NTamm1215 (Post 813385)

I do think more of this year's Mile field than you do and that it's the toughest she's faced in the last three years.

Originally Posted by PatCummings (Post 813407)

MMSC, I think you're wrong on this one. That is all.

Originally Posted by Clip-Clop (Post 813287)

Miesque is dead, I say she wins by a mile, literally.

Originally Posted by NTamm1215 (Post 813376)

You don't think this year's BC Mile field is better? Sure, there might not be a better horse than Canford Cliffs but the rest of that field was hardly stellar when you consider Cape Blanco was going 2-3 furlongs short of his best and needed Lasix.

Originally Posted by Thunder Gulch (Post 813495)

I don't care about the depth of the field, because she's not going to lose to the "field". I think it takes one special horse that gets the jump on her next week, or she wins again. I don't see a Canford Cliffs or even Paco Boy here. Sorry, but she's already easily bested Courageous Cat and Gio Ponti at their best. There's some Grade 1 cred here, but who among the field has won an open Grade 1 race in 2011 at a mile? That would be the 3 who previously tried the BC Mile and weren't in the same ballpark.

Originally Posted by pba1817 (Post 813232)

Play against IMO...

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985 (Post 813254)

Toss. She can beat me again I guess.

Originally Posted by OldDog (Post 813501)

Is Gio Ponti at or better than his 2010 form?

Has Goldikova lost a (small) step?

If yes and yes, then I give him a chance to go out on top.