Wood Field
 

Wood Memorial S. (G1)

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

1 Nobiz Like Shobiz Velasquez C
2 Sightseeing Castellano J J
3 Flashstorm Jacinto J
4 Cowtown Cat Jara F
5 Summer Doldrums Luzzi M J
6 Any Given Saturday Velazquez J R
7 Reptilian Smarts Flores D R

The pace scenario sure did change with the defection of CQ and the addition of AGS.

Cowtown Cat will scratch.

I love the quote from Viollette, that if Summer Doldrums doesn't run 1st or 2nd he probably doesn't belong in the Derby anyway...much better to find out now than put him in over his head for the Derby. :)

Now if only more trainers and owners could think like that.:)

I'll take a page from GPK, not a Grade 1 winner in sight......sad

Kev said that in reference to the Santa Anita Derby, and I think it fits better there. I would not be shocked to see Any Given Saturday or Nobiz like Showbiz win a different (other than this one) G1 at some point in their career.
It isn't a great race, but compared to the Santa Anita Derby, it is the freaking '78 JCGC.

i dont like any given saturday very much but i'd be shocked if him or nobiz dont win a grade 1 besides this race in there career's

i really dont know ? i just dont like him i guess he has done nothing wrong, i guess its just a personal preference, i really belive that nobiz will handle him this saturday though.

i think any given saturday will get it done.

good luck, i think his last might have took alot out of him, also nobiz has a big race over the track, and is working very good. he lost to scat daddy by less then 1.5 lenghts and scat daddy came back to win again, so i think nobiz has alot going for him.

As do I, Deb. No knocks on Nobiz, but AGS is just more professional.

LOL

i like any given saturdays losing effort to street sense far more then nobiz's loss to scat daddy. and i don't think that effort will drain down AGS--i'm not one of those who subscribes to the bounce theory, where a horse who runs well automatically regresses next time out.
as for scat daddy being an indication that another horse is good....i'll pass.

I'm wondering how AGS will do after that hard battle with Street Sense, ill go with the other Pletcher in this race

i think he'll do just fine...i think many would be all over the horse had he won by a nose, rather then lose by one.

and if sightseeing doesn't run, i saw that he may not, that doesn't leave much of a field...hell, it's not much of a field NOW!

elaborate on whats funny ?

Thistedown is more interesting on any given Saturday.

( pssst...take guesses from the assemblage first.....you'll be glad you did)