No Georgie Boy...
 

for the Commonwealth. Kathy Walsh stayed true to form. But she did miss out on the easy picking Grade 2 at SA last weekend. Which was won by a horse who ran for a 50K claiming tag last out - and was 7/1 odds in that claiming race in his last start.

Back to Kee ....

Post time favorites have run there record to an impressive 5-for-45 in all synthetic track Graded Stake races ever run at Keeneland.

It was 5-for-43 coming into this meet ... and so far in the two Graded Stake races .... 3/5 favorite Stardom Bound was a terrible 3rd and 3/5 favorite Evita Argenita was a horrible 4th. The Ashland winner paid $50 - the Beaumont winner paid $35 in a six horse field.

The mighty Ventura gets her chance to take a crack at it as a likely odds-on favorite in the Madison today.

They are using the Tiznow as a prep for the Met Mile instead. Makes a lot more sense to only ship once.

With the sprint division as bad as it is out West...and the BC being there again this year...

Does it really make sense to ship at all?

Probably not, but I think they don't want the horse to be thought of as a synthetic specialist and are still convinced the horse can stretch out. Either way it makes sense to try now when you still have time to regroup for the BC Sprint.

True enough I guess. He makes the Met a more interesting race for sure .. even though it's pretty interesting as it is.

He's a gelding so it's about money. The SoCal races are one berry patch after another but the purses are horrendous.

Kathy Walsh looks like she'd fit in at Belmont without a problem.

NT

If it was just about shipping for money .. they'd hit the 300K Lone Star Mile and the 400K Lone Star Cap at 8.5f's the same day as the Met Mile and five weeks after the LS Mile.

I think those two races will probably look like the Oaklawn Park Handicap looked .. and perhaps both minus Itsabird

The monster Smooth Air is pointing to the LS Mile. (as is Finallymadeit)

Kasept's favorite horse? He sure showed Cool Coal Man last time.

Here are the other races Finallymadeit is being pointed to in May. Sorry if I missed any.

5/1/2009 Alysheba S. III 8.5 Furlongs 3+ Churchill Downs
5/1/2009 Aegon Turf Sprint S. III 5 Furlongs (T) 3+ Churchill Downs
5/1/2009 Louisville Distaff II 8.5 Furlongs 3+ Churchill Downs
5/2/2009 Fort Marcy H. III 8.5 Furlongs (T) 3+ Aqueduct
5/2/2009 Beaugay H. III 8.5 Furlongs (T) 3+ Belmont Park
5/2/2009 Churchill Downs S. II 7 Furlongs 4+ Churchill Downs
5/2/2009 Woodford Reserve Turf Classic I 9 Furlongs (T) 3+ Churchill Downs
5/2/2009 Wilshire H. III 1 Mile (T) 3+ Hollywood Park
5/9/2009 Mervyn LeRoy H. II 8.5 Furlongs 3+ Hollywood Park
5/10/2009 Hendrie S. III 6.5 Furlongs 4+ Woodbine
5/16/2009 Maryland Sprint H. III 6 Furlongs 3+ Pimlico
5/16/2009 William Donald Schaefer S. III 8.5 Furlongs 3+ Pimlico
5/16/2009 Dixie S. II 9 Furlongs (T) 3+ Pimlico
5/16/2009 Los Angeles H. III 6 Furlongs 3+ Hollywood Park
5/18/2009 Vigil S. III 7 Furlongs 4+ Woodbine
5/23/2009 Sheepshead Bay H. II 11 Furlongs (T) 3+ Belmont Park
5/23/2009 Hanshin Cup H. III 1 Mile 3+ Arlington Park 5:00 PM
5/23/2009 Louisville H. III 12 Furlongs (T) 3+ Churchill Downs
5/24/2009 Connaught Cup S. III 8.5 Furlongs (T) 4+ Woodbine
5/25/2009 Shadwell Metropolitan H. I 1 Mile 3+ Belmont Park
5/25/2009 Lone Star Park H. III 8.5 Furlongs 3+ Lone Star Park
5/25/2009 Dallas Turf Cup H. III 9 Furlongs (T) 3+ Lone Star Park
5/25/2009 Berkeley H. III 8.5 Furlongs 4+ Golden Gate Fields
5/25/2009 Shoemaker Mile S. I 1 Mile (T) 3+ Hollywood Park
5/30/2009 Nassau S. II 8.5 Furlongs (T) 3+ Woodbine
5/30/2009 Aristides H. III 6 Furlongs 3+ Churchill Downs
5/30/2009 Golden Gate Fields Turf III 11 Furlongs (T) 4+ Golden Gate Fields

:tro: Fine work, sir.

Hard not to like a horse like Finallymadeit. In all seriousness, he'll probably run 10 times at Calder this summer.

is he the new papi chullo? seemed like every time you turned around, he was running.

Out with a quarter crack.

Poor Dougie.