obviously i love anna -- though her maiden in the slop was not a bad race for a first time out at a shorter distance, and her run on the turf was an absolute gem at a short distance too.
the distance shouldn't be the issue for her, she's run fast enough at short distances to win this one.
her not getting the lead is the thing to watch -- if douglas can keep her back, and her rating lesson goes well, then she'll walk over this field.
if she is exposed as a need the lead type tomorrow (which even if she loses, it doesn't mean she needs the lead per se...combine gulfstream and the layoff and lots could happen), then the races against the boys don't look so attractive.
i'd love to see her sit off the pace and still run her race. something tells me she'll be able to, as I think she's been on the lead as much because of raw speed and circumstance as any other reason (ie she was just too fast to not get the lead).
obviously it's not big stretch to say that she'd be my play tomorrow, but unless she gets super rank behind the leaders or douglas tries to push her to the lead when she shouldn't be there...this field is nowhere near salty enough to otherwise belong in the same zip code as anna.
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