8/31 (SAR): Woodward, Forego (G1's), Baruch (G2)
 

8th (4:38) Bernard Baruch H. (G2)

1 1/16 Miles (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $250,000

1 Paris Vegas Napravnik R 115 L
2 So Long George Wilson E 117 L
3 Turallure Leparoux J R 117 L
4 Willyconker (IRE) Ortiz I Jr 114 L
5 Tetradrachm Velazquez J R 115 L
6 Za Approval Bravo J 121 L
7 Silver Max Albarado R J 120 L



9th (5:12) Forego S. (G1)

7 Furlongs | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $500,000

1 Javerre Carmouche K 124 L
2 Jackson Bend Castellano J J 124 L
3 Sage Valley Velasquez C 124 L
4 Lea Hernandez B J Jr 124 L
5 Saratoga Snacks Ortiz I Jr 124 L
6 Fast Bullet Saez L 124 L
7 Justin Phillip Velazquez J R 124 L
8 Strapping Groom Alvarado J 124 L
9 Golddigger's Boy Arroyo A S 124 L

A-Coupled: Fast Bullet and Justin Phillip



10th (5:45) Woodward S. (G1)

1 1/8 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $750,000

1 Ron the Greek Castellano J J 126 L
2 Successful Dan Leparoux J R 126 L
3 Fort Larned Hernandez B J Jr 126 L
4 Flat Out Alvarado J 126 L
5 Paynter Bejarano R 126 L
6 Mucho Macho Man Prado E S 126 L
7 Alpha Velazquez J R 126 Blk-On L

What are the odds that fast Bullet actually shows up for this? After all, he may need more rest.

Interesting to see Saratoga Snacks take on the big boys as well. This will be a real acid test.

Paul

Baffert has planned on sending Paynter/Fast Bullet for about a month, so appears very likely. Plus, these are stakes coord Andrew Byrnes' probables.

Snacks doing very well.. Was not 100% himself for Morrissey but a biting, rearing terror of late.

The Woodward is monstrous.

astounding we are at closing week already...never felt faster

Was Fast Bullet transferred to Lukas or is he just stabling with him?

Drf said Lukas.

First year since they moved it it is even better than the Whitney and got most of the ones from that race to run again, which was likely the plan from the start.

And how about Wired Bryan going in all 3 2yo stakes. Half step better and he'd be going for the sweep. Been a great meet this year.

zayat tweet:

'Fast bullet is in the air on his way to Saratoga. Will be in the barn of Wayne Lukas.'


haven't seen anything saying it's a switch.

‏@DRFGrening: In light of Lezcano's injury, some updated rider assignments. Javier on Ron the Greek in Woodward. Leparoux on Turallure in Bernard Baruch..

Listening to the show, sounds like Charlie might not run.

Cross Traffic will not enter. JCGC next.

Typical Pletcher.

I agree with you're overall point, but can you blame him for ducking Paynter? I think he is ready to explode on dirt. Now we get to see Cross Traffic vs Palice Malice and Orb in the JCGC?

Maybe he learned from Verrazano needing more time between races.

8th (4:38) Bernard Baruch H. (G2)

1 1/16 Miles (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $250,000

1 Paris Vegas Napravnik R 115 L
2 So Long George Wilson E 117 L
3 Turallure Leparoux J R 117 L
4 Willyconker (IRE) Ortiz I Jr 114 L
5 Tetradrachm Velazquez J R 115 L
6 Za Approval Bravo J 121 L
7 Silver Max Albarado R J 120 L



9th (5:12) Forego S. (G1)

7 Furlongs | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $500,000

1 Javerre Carmouche K 124 L
2 Jackson Bend Castellano J J 124 L
3 Sage Valley Velasquez C 124 L
4 Lea Hernandez B J Jr 124 L
5 Saratoga Snacks Ortiz I Jr 124 L
6 Fast Bullet Saez L 124 L
7 Justin Phillip Velazquez J R 124 L
8 Strapping Groom Alvarado J 124 L
9 Golddigger's Boy Arroyo A S 124 L

A-Coupled: Fast Bullet and Justin Phillip



10th (5:45) Woodward S. (G1)

1 1/8 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $750,000

1 Ron the Greek Castellano J J 126 L
2 Successful Dan Leparoux J R 126 L
3 Fort Larned Hernandez B J Jr 126 L
4 Flat Out Alvarado J 126 L
5 Paynter Bejarano R 126 L
6 Mucho Macho Man Prado E S 126 L
7 Alpha Velazquez J R 126 Blk-On L

The Baruch field is weakish.

What's the deal with DWL getting Fast Bullet? Bafferts' got to be a little bit p o'd. Maybe Zayat is tired of Baffert running him every couple of months, and wants to see him run more often...Give us the real reason, Steve...

Unlike what Danzig said above the horse is now with Lukas. Last week on drf it was said. The article said something along the lines of Zayat having horses w/ Lukas and having a good realtionship. Plus if the horse was not with Lukas why would the other 2 Bafferts running Saturday be listed as Bob? Like I said earlier in this thread, Fast Bullet is now with D. Wayne.

Fort Larned Out...
 

Dang! Was planning on keying Jeckle n Hyde.. Hope he gets over his ailment soon...

please don't put words in my mouth. i posted a tweet, and said i'd seen nothing about a switch, because i hadn't at the time.
thanks.

This meet has been really incredible, two of the top horses drop out of a race and the race is still really interesting both from a fan and handicapping perspective.

No way they run every race on the turf tomorrow. Been pouring hard here for hours now..... Bad storms rolling through. Im on Church St and its bad.

Mucho Macho Man will scratch if anything but fast comes up.

Ron the Greek for me

Why is the NYRA website down again? :zz:

But, it's been an A+ meet according to CEO Chris Kay :D lol!

In 2013 this should never happen.

No complaints on the meet, I just want to get on the darn website!

Nice colt there in Honor Code.

Moves way up pouring right now at exit 8...... Afraid Curtis is totally alone up front.

Serling says star making performance. Was pretty cool run.

Alpha for me.:)

Best of luck to my buddy's dad who is connected with So Long George in the Baruch. That scratch golfing summuma b!tch!

I love the ad that they just played twice on NBC Sports advertising the Travers. I will take Will Take Charge. :rolleyes:

The second they broke, I had a feeling it was over. :wf

I want to see the start again, you could hear a bunch of the Assistant Starters yelling "no, no, no" and they opened the gate. Seemed Paynter wasn't ready which changed the entire race.

Wasn't that Paynter wasn't ready though he was a little flat-footed. Velazquez beat the gate with Alpha who more or less lunged forward a beat before the gates sprung.

I just saw the replay, the start looked fair. Agree Paynter was a little flat-footed out of the gate.