Tom Fool + Dwyer
 

A couple of nice races on the 4th of July at BEL - especially the Tom Fool. 4 out of the 6 horses entered are coming off of BIG wins
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In the Dwyer: First Defence ran a couple of huge races at BEL albeit a MSW and N1X - AGS and NoBiz make their returns following the KyDerby

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Tom Fool Breeders' Cup H. (G2)

7 Furlongs | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $200,000

1 Awesome Twist Castellano J J
2 Istan Desormeaux K J
3 High Finance Velazquez J R
4 Rondo Prado E S
5 Will He Shine Gomez G K
6 Commentator Nakatani C S
7 Saint Anddan Bejarano R

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Dwyer S. (G2)

1 1/16 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $150,000

1 Helsinki Nakatani C S
2 Nobiz Like Shobiz Velasquez C Blk-Off
3 Sightseeing Prado E S Blk-On
4 Believeinmenow Luzzi M J
5 First Defence Castellano J J
6 Any Given Saturday

Now there's a good pair of stakes races, unlike that bulldung we saw today at BEL.

I've been waiting for First Defence to jump into stakes company.

Horse is good. Go look at his replay from his last, which was the first off a monster layoff.

Get excited.

Yup I was there in person to watch them run....poorly :(

Great weather. nice crowd, poor racing.

PS did they mention on TV...where was the Chief Allen Jerkins? His wife was there to accept the trophy for the Suburban. He never misses a day of racing!

dwyer, tom fool
 

Belmont Park - July 4th, 2007 - Race 8
Tom Fool Breeders' Cup H. - Grade: 2
Estimated Local Post Time: 4:43 PM
Race Type: Stakes
Breed: Thoroughbred
Age Restriction: Three Year Old and Upward
Purse: $200,000
Distance: Seven Furlongs
Surface: Dirt
Post Horse Name Age Sex Weight Jockey Name
1 Awesome Twist (KY) 5 Horse 115 Javier Castellano
2 Istan (KY) 5 Horse 116 Kent J. Desormeaux
3 High Finance (KY) 4 Colt 114 John R. Velazquez
4 Rondo (KY) 4 Colt 114 Edgar S. Prado
5 Will He Shine (KY) 5 Horse 117 Garrett K. Gomez
6 Commentator (NY) 6 Gelding 119 Corey S. Nakatani
7 Saint Anddan (KY) 5 Horse 119 Rafael Bejarano


Belmont Park - July 4th, 2007 - Race 9
Dwyer S. - Grade: 2
Estimated Local Post Time: 5:15 PM
Race Type: Stakes
Breed: Thoroughbred
Age Restriction: Three Year Old
Purse: $150,000
Distance: One And One Sixteenth Miles
Surface: Dirt
Post Horse Name Age Sex Weight Jockey Name
1 Helsinki (KY) 3 Colt 117 Corey S. Nakatani
2 Nobiz Like Shobiz (KY) 3 Colt 123 Cornelio H. Velasquez
3 Sightseeing (KY) 3 Colt 121 Edgar S. Prado
4 Believeinmenow (FL) 3 Colt 117 Michael J. Luzzi
5 First Defence (KY) 3 Colt 117 Javier Castellano
6 Any Given Saturday (KY) 3 Colt 121 Garrett K. Gomez

PP's.....

Tom Fool...

http://www.brisnet.com/bris_link/pdfs/darley_79293.pdf

Dwyer.....

http://www.brisnet.com/bris_link/pdf...cher_79336.pdf

stonewall jackson was called 'tom fool', wonder if that is who the horse was named for??

Looks like #6 and #6 to me. Both Fav's I know.
Comm. isn't going to have things all on his own on the front. That race looks like it it could flatter some of the the ones coming from off the pace.

:( Hope he's ok.:(

I'm leaning towards Nobiz in the Dwyer.

Any Given Saturday is working like a champion worm eater.

So is Nobiz.

He intrigues me. His sire just started to come into his own at this point. I'm interested in seeing how Nobiz has matured since the Derby.

Certainly better than the poo poo that was Saturday but still, not much to get excited about from a wagering perspective. Commentator either rolls or runs off the board... High Finance might be the one if that's the case, but I wouldn't take less than 5/2 on him and the Sheet number/Beyer was huge for his last and he'll get bet down off that. Rondo will take some money but he isn't good enough.

Not really. He had a two week break. That's always a red flag.

Perhaps, but with Tagg training him I can't see him running the horse if he isn't ready.

He'll need to be more than ready if he's going to beat Sightseeing and AGS. JMHO.

He's not terribly slow. I thought his close in the Peter Pan was impressive. Seems to be improving and note he's undefeated at Belmont.