Show me his good race outside of the Aqueduct inner and maybe I'll take him seriously. And don't tell me a Laurel allowance loss to the over the hill Ah Day beating 3 other horses including the washed up Jade's Revenge is a good race. You can have all the 3-1 you want on Understatement with some real speed and presser types in here, he ain't gonna see a lead, much less an easy lead.

Jade's Revenge got buried for 40k at Delaware on Monday and Ah Day has twice been beaten in 50k optional claimers recently in Maryland.

I know it came up with a big number on the sheets but that is the very reason why I only use the sheets as a supplment occasionally not a be all end all.

NT

Blame has lost three races in his career - his first start and twice when he was returning from a layoff. Could he possibly need this race?

"Maybe that could be the case, but hopefully it's not," Stall said.

Exactly, I want zero part of Understatement no matter the price. No reason Blame should lose Saturday, but if he does the 2 for me are Indian Dance who will get the setup and Murray is a good local trainer and Flying Private who as I said has come back nicely and anytime Wayne brings a horse back better than when they laid up I am interested.

Al Stall is too dumb to lie. Two of those losses were at 7fs and the other was behind a glacial pace in a race where he ran huge.

NT

We are speaking the same language here. I'm saying at 6/5 which is what he will be I won't use him.

I agree the Flying Private could actually be a factor here if Thompson can get him over and avoid being stuck 6-wide around the first turn. They figure to go much faster early here than they did in his last race, and with the right ride he could sit a nice stalking trip. Throw in the fact that his best effort last year did come off short rest over this track, and there is a lot to like.
I think I'll box him with Blame.

Nice return race for Blame, if he moves forward from this he'll win some nice races this year.

Good race for him!

Understatement ran last it looked like.. too bad.

I passed the race when Indian Dance scratched. Glad I did

that was nice of Javier Castellano to move out of the way for Blame