Breeders Cup Classic Field
 

Well who is going to go in the race. Let me list some and let me know if I missed any.

Bernardini
Invasor
Perfect Drift
Lava Man
Sun King
Ball Four
Giacomo
Brother Derek


Is there anyone else?

Lawyer Ron
George Washington
David Junior

Lawyer Ron--for real? I forgot about David Junior and GW. Thanks

I really think Coolmore will run George Washington. Like I said, they really want a son of Danehill to stand in NA and a loss on the dirt means nothing compared to a loss on the turf for GW and his stud value.

I agree with you on this. I hope they do so Gorella and can win the mile.

I don't think the transfer to Pletcher was for ****s and giggles. Seems to me like he's going to pointed towards the classic and/or dubai.

Ball Four, comedy....

I think those of us that are going to the BC should participate in a reenactment of the crossing of the Delaware outside of the Paddock.



Do you think they'll let us bring a cardboard replica of the boat on the grounds?

They may. I will be in section 119. Ball Four is a joke and I hope he doesnt go. But why not try him. I guess Premium Tap will make it as well. Seems to be a nice field.

Hey, im game. You bitches can row me over to the paddock.

I have a lot more respect for Premium Tap after his effort in the Kentucky Cup. He fought hard after getting stopped.

In that case we are gonna need about 4 more participants than the original.:D

Well, if we get you off the boat we can make room for a lot more than 4! :o

You can't fault the horse for having a dumber animal piloting him.

haha nice. I like Premium Tap as well. I think he can be the big spoiler on the Bernadini crowd's 6 month long party.

Fine. I'll just be over at the liquor stand purchasing some overtaxed long island iced teas.

LOL... good one. :D

For once im glad im not old enough to drink. You cant slip me anything.

The amount of liquor in the LIIT's at Churchill you're going to need a supplement to get a buzz. :D

the trainers will probably have something we can use to "supplement"...

Hell if that's the case i'm going to enter myself into the Sprint.

Dont let me in the boat--we would sink.

There's always room for a lil bounce!

All joking aside, the field looks solid, and i think there's a few horses, Premium Tap in particular, with the potential to win it at a price.

Oh he will be a price. I prob will put money on every horse to win.

I think Suave will run. He likes Churchill.:)

Strong Contender???

For Ball Four-
It's the next logical step... especially if he's supplimented. Yeah, he'll probably get destroyed, but if I were his owners and he were supplimented, I'd take that "Leap of Faith". Maybe even if he weren't supplimented...

For Premium Tap-
No matter how much you wanna say it's Desormeaux's fault or not, he had a big excuse. He should definately be entered in the BC Classic.

Lawyer Ron-
He's being trained by Pletcher now... another sign that he's probably gonna go. If Pletcher can get him to settle of the pace... He could be nasty.

i'll be shocked as hell if premium tap goes...only thing that would surprise me more would be for flower alley to show up.

PointG...

Excellent point about Strong Contendor... I can talk about the horse that Strong Contendor beat all day long, but I don't even think of himself... duh

these are just front runner type folks. they'll root for anything that is favored to win and they jump ship asap if there is a chink in the armor.

LOL, but you must admit there is a bandwagon effect. will they bet a ton on Bernie to show in the BC ? ahhh, for him to finish 4th would be sweet indeed. :D

LMAO,
Ball 4 cant take that synthetic crap with him to Louisville.

anyway,
I dont give GW and shot in a race like the BCC.
David Junior yes.
GW no.

Bernardini is going to have to forget to show up for anyone else to win though.

an interesting thought crossed my mind at Saratoga.
id like to see Pine Island in the BCC.
im not sure she is going to win the BCD against a good group of older females, so why not give her the extra distance she wants and run her against males in the biggest dirt race in the world?
its not going to happen, but Id be cool if it did.


Repent

alright,
where am I going wrong.

I dont see anyone beating him.
not b/c of him, but I dont know what else to like.
DCat is not going to face him b/c of the owners.
DJunior has never run on dirt.
nothing on the east coast is going to beat him, thats been proven.
Lava Man has been beating some really bad horses.
I was hoping another 3Yo would jump up, but Bright One never ran a step in Indiana the other night.
Strong Contender is just not fast enough I dont think. Hell, he could not even beat Bluegrass Cat.
Invasor? Im doubting it.

dude, tell me what Im missing. I dont want to like an even money favorite.
id like to think I can come up with something better, but I dont see where I can.


Repent

Wow, Repent... you may be on to something with Pine Island. For some reason, and im saying this knowing im going to get ridicule... it makes sense to me! She'd probably be the only one coming at Bernadini down the stretch.

euro, did you read or hear something about Premium Tap going? After the Woodward, Kimmel said it was unlikely. I don't see that the next race, excuses or not, would be enough to change his mind.

--Dunbar

What happened to Don't Get Mad this year?
I figured if anyone loves Churchill, it's this guy. I know his first race back 4th of July weekend was horrible, and I think he may have raced once after that and ran equally bad. Did they retire him?

And I assume the following horses are on the shelf and won't be running:
Buzzards Bay, Deputy Glitters, Sharp Humor, Jazil, Steppenwolfer.

It would be great to have Wilko run. Just to hear some people claim he's still a great horse capable of winning.

It's funny that you asked that... I always thought that Bernardini looked a lot like DGM. :D