Strong field shaping up for Woodbine Mile
 

The Usual QT
Victor's Cry
Crowded House
Riviera Cocktail
Court Vision
Straight Story
Zifzaf
Famous Name (Euro)
Grand Adventure
Smokey Fire
Signature Red

http://www.drf.com/news/californians...-woodbine-mile

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Always a good betting race it seems.

Wow, The Usual QT going 8 on turf?

What a strange experiment.

I know, imagine that. This will be a good test to see how he handles a potentially softer course.

It's a mile long---don't ya know.

Why did they change the name?

It use to be longer?

Lost Atto as a sponsor. Been the Woodbine Mile since '07.

I loved Atto.

This is such an easy cold punch number, Im not seeing the tough part.

Sigh.

Ok, lets hear it.

Great that Famous Name is making the trip.

Very, very nice horse.

Other Euros..

Redwood (Barry Hills is the trainer. He was just 2nd in the Prix de Deauville) is going to the Northern Dancer and Latin Love (David Wachman. Won her last race at the Curragh) to the Canadian Stakes.

The Natalma and the Summer for 2yo's are on Sat. then the Canadian, Northern Dancer and Woodbine Mile on Sun. I wish I were able to go to Toronto this weekend. Very serious racing up there this weekend.

Yep, the 2YO races should be nice, not sure if Roxy Gap is going in one of them. More Than Real, who was a very impressive debut winner for Chad Brown, has been working extremely well and I noticed on the nominations that she's in Todd Pletcher's barn now for Bobby Flay. I think she might be headed to the Natalma or potentially waiting for the Miss Grillo.

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Roxy Gap is Going in the Natalma

Worked in company with Street Chimes today. . .

I usually like the Euro's but Famous Name will not be one of my choices, didn't he just race weeks ago against Twice Over and Rip Van Winkle?

Yes, but the the turf was firm/yielding.

This is no joke, but you would think with the progression of various technological advances in human civilization, horseracing in NA still depends on a simplistic, soft, yielding, good and firm ratings for it's description of turf races.

Regardless I am happy a yielding turf course still yielded a time of 1:03 and change for a 5 1/2 furlong sprint for the past Spa meet. That's your good/yielding course for you. :rolleyes:

Last time I checked, rollseyes, 103 and change for a turf sprint, rollseyes, is pretty slow, rollseyes.