Woodbine Mile
 

Looks like a nice field..... I like Ad Valorem and Vanderlin. Who do you all like here?


Woodbine Mile
Purse: $1 million; 1 mile, turf; Grade 1
HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY

Ad Valorem A. O'Brien P. Husbands

Awesome Action S. Leslie No rider

Ballast G. Motion T. Kabel

Becrux N. Drysdale C. Nakatani

Captain Kurt M. Conlon E. Wilson

Dalavin A. Cappuccitti C. Montpellier

Diamond Green R. Frankel No rider

Rebel Rebel R. Dutrow E. Prado

Remarkable News A. Penna Jr. J. Castellano

Shoal Water M. Frostad R. Landry

Sweet Return R. McAnally K. Desormeaux

Therecomesatiger T. Proctor M. Guidry

Three Valleys R. Frankel R. Dominguez

Vanderlin A. Balding R. Hughes

http://www.drf.com/news/article/78590.html

The Woodbine turf course is OUTSIDE the one-mile dirt (oops, Polytrack) track, so is different from most US turf tracks. In fact, it is a 12f oval, the same size as the Belmont main track, but with a longer stretch - 1440 ft. for the WO turf vs 1097 ft for the Belmont main track - longer even than Churchill's seemingly interminable stretch, 1234 ft. Races up to 9f are one turn. It think it makes perfect sense to use a rider familiar with this unusual layout over a rider from out of town.

Update from DRF...

http://www.drf.com/news/article/78621.html

is that Ballast the ex Euro? A few of them in this field!

Damn, was hoping the entries would be up today. Guess we have to wait until tomorrow - seems to be the only good stakes race of teh weekend

How come it's no longer called 'The Atto Mile'?

Not very exciting, but here's what i found.....

http://www.bloodhorse.com/articleind...e.asp?id=32294

yeah, i was in toronto for the 2001?? atto......that track reminded me of hollywood park. toronto did have the best strip joints of all time....i mean thats what people told me:rolleyes:

Atto was the name of a sponsor. Apparently that sponsor pulled out.

Yeah, the Euros will obviously be the horses to beat, but I have always liked Diamond Green and have to think that he is capable of better than he has shown thus far this season...I'll take him on his backclass at a price....

From DRF...
http://www.drf.com/news/article/78629.html

Woodbine - September 17th, 2006 - Race 9
Woodbine Mile S. - Grade: 1
Estimated Local Post Time: 5:06 PM
Race Type: Stakes
Breed: Thoroughbred
Age Restriction: Three Year Old and Upward
Purse: $1,000,000
Distance:One Mile
Surface: Turf
Post Horse Name Age Sex Weight Jockey Name
1 Vanderlin (GB) 7 Gelding 119 Richard Hughes
2 Sweet Return (GB) 6 Horse 121 Kent J. Desormeaux
3 Therecomesatiger (FL) 4 Gelding 117 Mark Guidry
4 Shoal Water (ON) 6 Gelding 117 Robert C. Landry
5 Ad Valorem (KY) 4 Colt 124 Patrick Husbands
6 Diamond Green (FR) 5 Horse 117 Jose A. Santos
7 Remarkable News (VEN) 4 Colt 121 Javier Castellano
8 Three Valleys (KY) 5 Horse 119 Ramon A. Dominguez
9 Ballast (IRE) 5 Gelding 117 Todd Kabel
10 Becrux (ITY) 4 Gelding 117 Corey S. Nakatani
11 Rebel Rebel (IRE) 4 Colt 119 Edgar S. Prado
12 Dalavin (FL) 5 Gelding 117 Constant Montpellier
13 Captain Kurt (NZ) 4 Gelding 117 Emma-Jayne Wilson

Woodbines grass stretch is the "titties"

I like Becrux in here, he shouldnt be 15-1

Three valleys should be tough in here although i havent studied the race yet.

Woodbine Mile
 

http://www.drf.com/row/pps/06woodbinemile.pdf


I think I like Rebel Rebel in this spot. I think he will be a decent price and can nip Remarkable News at the wire.

Very interesting race that I want to handicapp more deeply, who do you think will go off as the favorite? possibly that Frankel runner? Three Valleys or Remakable News maybe.

Three Valleys takes this, i have been off the Ad Valorem train a long time now

The winner will be the 8 horse, just like The Derby/Preakness/Belmont/Hambletonian/Woodward/Forego..............three valleys

rebel rebel has had a difficult yr health wise....i

I like Three Valleys too. Looks like he is sitting on a big effort but not sure if he like the soft turf. I could also Therecomesatiger and Diamond Green hitting the board.

i don't know
about vanderlin,
i like av and
diamond green.

The $1 Million Grade I Woodbine Mile Is Today
 

I didn't handicap the race but it looks like a very contentious field. It is a 13 horse field with a ton of graded stakes winners in there. I see alot of familiar names in there. Horses like Sweet Return, Remarkable News, Three Valleys and Rebel Rebel are in there. There are also several good European and Canadien horses in there.

This race used to be called The Atto Mile.

Hey Richi, on the same card today in the Summer Stakes, Dreaming Of Anna stretches out and takes on the boys today. She set the track record this summer at Colonial during the Tippet stakes going either 5 or 5.5 Furlongs on the grass.

I was looking at the Thorograph sheets this morning for this race and man is this ever an evenly matched field. I definitely would not bet on anyone here unless you get some value. I can't really say who I am leaning towards until I see how the betting goes.

And yes the Summer Stakes for 2 year olds looks to be a very good race there are a couple of horses in here that could turn out to be good horses. Right now I am leaning toward Approval Rating he certainly has the pedigree to be a good one plus he has had a race over the course.

arravale also running up there today.

It will be firm and hot (80 degrees), which makes it an interesting race.....

I think Ad Valorem would be tough on firm ground, but will a Euro react well in 80-degree heat?....tough call..

Three Valleys should be tough too.....

So is Marcavelly...I really like this little horse....

Despite having a three-day pounding headache, I will try to find a winner so I can stay in the top 50 at Public Handicapper. Hard to make sound decisions when the brain is on the blink. Any pointers would be of help.

Horses I consider possible contenders are Therecomesatiger, Ad Valorem,
Remakable News, Three Valleys, Rebel Rebel (2/2 in one-turn miles in
the US), Captain Kurt. What am I missing?

PVal riding this race
 

Is on the Drysdale horse Nakatani injured

Ciao

av/dg/
vanderlin.

:)

Is there any chance Vanderlin actually goes off at 30-1? I'd love him at 20-1.

P Val is riding
 

Not Corey

Ciao

Yes.. And he's the play here.. Keying both ways with all ($22) in $1 exactas and 1st/2nd with 7-8-11/all in the tri ($30/$30). Plus a $18 show bet as a cover. $100 total..

Edited.. Screwed up the PP #'s..

$24 exacta wheel..
Tris were $36 each..

15-1 on Rebel Rebel intriguing.. 20-1 on Vanderlin nice.. Ballast worth a flyer at 29-1??

Enjoy..

im throwing out the favorite.

1 tri key

5 with

1,3,6,8,11

Going across the board with the three.

5 to win.

Originally liked three valleys but reconsidered.

Woodbine
 

Has anyone mentioned the new graphics that they use to show the race positions? I love it.

Yeah, just saw that posted somewhere.....

Nice to see PVal back.