9/13 (BEL): Noble Damsel; Matron; Futurity; Gazelle
 

6th (3:39) Noble Damsel H. (G3)

1 Mile (Turf) | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 Say You Will (IRE) Velazquez J R 114 L
2 Cozzi Capital Velasquez C 116 L
3 Classic Neel Bridgmohan S X 114 L
4 Nans Joy (IRE) Maragh R 115 FTL
5 Trouble Maker Coa E M 115 L
6 Criminologist Prado E S 119 L
7 Waquoit's Love Gomez G K 115 L
8 Sefroua Garcia Alan 113
9 Chestoria Hill C 116



7th (4:11) Futurity S. (G2)

7 Furlongs | Open | 2 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $250,000

1 High Mesa Saez G 120 FTL
2 Kensei Bridgmohan S X 120 L
3 Flying Pegasus Velasquez C 120 L
4 Friesan Fire Thompson T J 120 FTL
5 Gone Astray Gomez G K 120 L
6 Girolamo Velazquez J R 120 L
7 Charitable Man Garcia Alan 120 L



8th (4:43) Matron S. (G2)

7 Furlongs | Fillies | 2 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $250,000

1 Doremifasollatido Coa E M 119 L
2 On the Menu Thompson T J 119 FTL
3 Vegas Wedding Luzzi M J 119 L
4 Miss Ocean City Velazquez J R 119 L
5 Argyle Pink Velasquez C 119 L
6 Heavenly Vision Prado E S 119 L
7 Obsequious Gomez G K 119 L
8 Persistently Garcia Alan 119 L
9 Saintly Rose Nakatani C S 119 L



9th (5:15) Gazelle S. (G1)

1 1/8 Miles | Fillies | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $250,000

1 Awesome I Am Maragh R 115 L
2 Hamsa Coa E M 115 L
3 Country Star Velazquez J R 119 L
4 Mega Gomez G K 115 L
5 Music Note Castellano J J 122 L

Does anyone else think Country Star can win this ?

Thats solid handicapping strategy.

your the man... I will post all my picks for Saturday, and you just bet against them. Again Amazing Strategy, great way to bet.

OK, well we can start with Value, i clearly want no part of Music Note at 1-5.... if i play the pick 4, i will use both or single Country Star.
Small group, 2nd start back, turf to dirt.......... Should sit a perfrect trip, i see her being closer then Music Note and getting first run on her. The reassons to give her a chance in this spot are clear/obvious... Some ppl would use her, just as a alternative to the favorite.

Say you Handicap a race, and its a 7-8 horse group, and you only come up with one X, 7 live horses.... 2 a's 5b's... what do you do ?
do you not bet, do you use all of them ? how do you attack it ?

:tro:

I'm thinking if they had entered that RUNT, Indian Blessing, in the Gazelle, there'd be boost in attendance. I know I'd make the trip out there to watch her collapse when the serious running starts. Guess her connections didn't want to risk the heart attack.

No fun anymore at the track.

Yet, she still might handle Country Star.

I think Indian Blessing would smoke Country Star...
Any Distance.

Its different... Speed Kills..
If Blessing were in this race vs Music Note i would bet Blessing, pound her if the price was right
i guess it all comes down to me not being as high on Music Note as others, and me thinking that Indian Blessing is the best 3yr old filly around.

music note will be 1-5 if not 1-9, ppl could get silly here.
country star will be 3-1 or higher.

Did you actually see any of Country Star's races?

She was terrible at Keeneland. Terrible in the Kentucky Oaks. Should have been taken down at Saratoga. She is the most overrated horse currently running.

She has NO shot on Saturday. NONE. ZERO.

I Slammed her in the bama, i took the 9-5 and loved it...
also hit pick 3 capped off with Ramon on the turf at a solid price the race after......
i like her better then music note, and would love to see her vs blessing again

i would not say most overrated horse currently running.....

5,6,7 IN THE Futurity
the 4 might be a good one, but i wont go 4 deep

i am done trying to make a case for Country Star, if she wins i get burned, i cant use her in here either, Music Note should crush this group, IMO its not that she is super, its this group is fing Horrible

I dont think its fair... Proud Spell is a lot more tactical and Prefers 1 1/8.... Proud Spell would be more of a lock then Music Note. If Indian Blessing were in here, i would give her a chance to wire both of them, is that fair ?

bama was 1 1/4, who has the advantage at that distance, CLEARLY Music Note.... at 1 1/8 proud spell is much much better IMO, and overall is much much better, because she defeated her at 1 1/4

Indian Blessing is a changed horse... you say yourself huge tactical advantage, i dont see how you could leave her off is she was in here, she'd have to be most likely winner going 1 1/8 with no other speed at all, now 1 1/4 is a totally different story again.

On a side note, does anyone ever remember Pletcher sending out a runner that is so hopelessly overmatched (not including the owner-choice Kentucky Derby runners?)

NEVER

I think so, i think Music Note is overrated had dead aim on Proud Spell and could not beat her....

Why are you totally tossing out the distance, that is Music Notes best, not Proud Spells, and Proud Spell still beat her.

Feels like an owner's call.

I'm looking forward to seeing how Awesome I Am fares. Obviously she's highly unlikely to win but I think she is very much the second best horse in the race and could have a decent future.

Music Note does not prefer 1 1/4, are you serious ?
she ran her career best race at 1 1/4
proud spell had never run the distance, and still beat her...
as well as music note being bred to go 1 1/4

That has to be it. Maybe he figures she could clunk up for 3rd or something... or maybe the racing office begged him to get a 5th in there to offer tri's.

He is the owner, which is the strangest thing. I agree on Awesome I Am though, ice cold $8 exacta coming up...

more then 8....
$12 at least