5/9 (HOL): Mervyn LeRoy H. (G2)
 

8th (4:30) Mervyn LeRoy H. (G2)

1 1/16 Miles (All Weather Track) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $150,000

1 Dakota Phone Bejarano R 117 L
2 Fire Wood Baze T C 113 L
3 Ball Four Talamo J 118 L
4 Rail Trip Valdivia J Jr 119 L
5 Unusual Suspect Rosario J 113 L
6 Aggie Engineer Solis A 113 L

This brings me back to the good ole days of racing.

Like the 2008 derby.

That is a sad line up

Dakota Phone can easily beat Rail Trip.

Now that is a funny post!

There are two other speeds in the race. Who says that Rail Link is really that good? Who knows if he can rate? Who knows if he really wants to go this far....especially under less than ideal circumstances.

If there are no scratches, and the race is run like it looks on paper, the paper tiger is very vulnerable. I've been wrong before, and I'll be wrong plenty of times again, but this seems like a decent race to bet against a very short priced favorite. His resume is extremely dressed up.....especially going longer.

But .. but .. all his wins are "in hand" (!)

He coulda run so much faster and won by so much more!

Hasn't he already won two or three races at this distance?

You have it all wrong man!

I thought you were being being serious in a sarcastic sort of way. Like yeah, Rail Trip might lose to Dakota Phone, but who really cares!?

That I completely agree with.

Can I use this?

What a great field.

I didn't exactly invent it.

I have been waiting to take a shot against this horse who has been handled with kid gloves like no other talented horse I have seen, who has had perfect trip after perfect trip, but I will say I was hoping for a better field then this to do it.

can Solis and Aggie Engineer force something a little uncomfortable for Rail Trip?

If there was any type of speed to run with this phony 3 races back, Limestone Edge would have eaten his lunch!

I recall a time a couple years ago (or was it 3? it all runs together at my age) when Ball Four was a formidable animal on the Poly here in the Blue Grass. Would go out on the lead and just keep on going. Beat Perfect Drift and Good Reward in the Ky Cup Classic at a nice price. Has he lost a few steps with age?

almost time for Wapner

1 and 6 have a shot but the payouts suck too small a field

No. :)