Just single Midday

I know she was probably a cut below but I was really hoping Criticism would be given a chance in the F&M Turf solely because there was no speed pointing to it and none appeared after the pre-entries came out.

She's a complete money-burning pig who can't ever find the wire but methinks Visit is going to run a bang-up race. Her best turf races have come at SA and the dimension she showed last time by stalking the pace was a welcome addition. I thought from a race flow perspective she ran well in the Yellow Ribbon. Might be worth a look at > 10-1.

NT

We are in alot of trouble Nick, we keep on thinking alike. I like her in this spot and she is a must use for me

[quote=NTamm1215]I know she was probably a cut below but I was really hoping Criticism would be given a chance in the F&M Turf solely because there was no speed pointing to it and none appeared after the pre-entries came out.

I agree, Criticism would have been very intriguing in the BC. I thought the day she ran 2nd in the rain, Castellano should have had her up on the lead. I think she would have been able to hold off Pure Clan and win that race. With that pace, there is no reason a horse who has been proven to be most effective on the lead should have been rated off the lead.

Her race this weekend was a paid workout. Cant blame them for going for the easy money, but I think they may have second guessed themselves. This BC F&M Turf field isnt all that.

Yes ... nothing says memorable quite like a Classic where the favorite is a Euro turf import for a trainer who is 3 for his last 65 in North America.

The 2nd choice has modest margin slow fig wins over Briecat, Anabaa's Creation, and Lethal heat in her last 3 races.

And the 3rd choice has never run on anything but dirt... goes 1st synthetic.

I took a lot of notes last year after the Santa Anita B.C., with this year's races in mind. Not that one weekend of racing constitutes any kind of trend, but I have to stick to what I suggested for myself to do this year:

U.S. horses are very plausible in the sprints and Juveniles; front runners fared poorly on the Pro Ride(and the turf); Euro's on turf, U.S horse for course types underneath in exotics.

I agree with DruGs about the overlooked, "2nd tier" Euro's, I think that might have to be the profitable angle, as everyone will jump all over the Euro's this year(hence the alternate wagering stance of betting against them all this year and hoping things even out)

I'm pretty much left with Twice Over in the Classic

Let me be the first on record here to say Zensational is a lock to finish behind Cost Of Freedom in the BC Sprint.

Sh!t, when your go-to riders in America are Spencer and Murtagh, what kind of record would you expect.

I see alot of Father Time chatter, which cools me abit on him if he gets bet down, I thought he was getting a Jockey upgrade from Spencer to whomever but only vaguely hearing of Queally, a quick check of his stats in Europe, let's say they don't exactly jump off the page.

Seriously what was the reasoning again? I understood and defended the turf sprint, especially now that seemingly 1/2 the races run are turf sprints but what was the need to add a race that is only run in this country for starter 5k claimers? I wasnt opposed to the turf races for 2 year olds. But the Marathon is a total outlier.

Makes the Euros happy.

I laughed.

Watch Zenyatta go off the favorite. First time in the history of the Classic the favorite will have come into the race off of back to back Beyers in the 90's.

I'm intriqued by the Other Euro, Twice Over..

I was as well.

I'd have liked him a lot more if Sea The Stars ran and things went swimmingly for Rip Van Winkle leading in.

They wont be happy next year on the dirt

Hasn't Dynaforce won some of her biggest races walking on the lead? Those might have been on less than firm turf courses though.

Hmm hope it doesn't come down to the classic in the contest. Might have to switch him to my alternate.

Her biggest wins to date (in fact her only US wins) were in the Flower Bowl 2008 which was run over a complete bog and the Beverly D when she made a middle move and stayed on through a painfully slow stretch drive.

This year she's looked like she can barely stand up on firm turf as she was drilled in the Gallorette (granted it was her first start of the year) then the Modesty was a pretty terrible effort as well.

She's interesting purely from the pace perspective but I guess that's why I'm taking more of a liking to Visit, who probably won't be far off the pace and will be ridden by a jockey who specializes in the 'watchdog' role.

From what I've seen in Midday's replays and her PPs she probably won't let them get far away.

NT

Dude you are the God of the Euros.. I was hopping my lead would hold up. I am gasping for the wire.