4/10 (KEE): Maker's Mark (G1); Fort Harrod (L)

[Alan07]

7th (4:05) Fort Harrod S.

1 5/8 Miles (All Weather Track) | Open | 4 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 Rocket Legs Gomez G K 117 LA
2 Gangbuster Desormeaux K J 117 LA
3 Lord Kipling Prado E S 117 L
4 Catch the Luck Bridgmohan S X 117 LA
5 Kurbat (CHI) Rose J 117 LA
6 Tap Dancing Garcia Alan 117 LA
7 Radical Sabbatical Velazquez J R 117 LA
8 Electricity Coa E M 117 L



9th (5:05) Maker's Mark Mile S. (G1)

1 Mile (Turf) | Open | 4 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $300,000

1 Mr. Sidney Desormeaux K J 117 LA
2 House of Silver Castanon J L 117 L
3 Fluke (BRZ) Gomez G K 117 LA
4 Passager (FR) Prado E S 117 L
5 Thorn Song Albarado R J 123 LA
6 Twilight Meteor Velazquez J R 119 LA
7 Just as Well Leparoux J R 117 LA

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Alan07

9th (5:05) $300,000 Makers' Mark Mile (G1)
1 MR. SIDNEY
2 HOUSE OF SILVER
3 FLUKE (BRZ)
4 PASSAGER (FR)
5 THORN SONG
6 TWILIGHT METEOR
7 JUST AS WELL

Big fan of how House of Silver has come around....but wow, that's not a really enticing bunch for a Grade I. Will pull for my guy just on principle.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by brianwspencer

Big fan of how House of Silver has come around....but wow, that's not a really enticing bunch for a Grade I. Will pull for my guy just on principle.

Springer has lost his mind

[Travis Stone]

Where have all the grade one horses gone?

[NTamm1215]

Clearly with Sam Houston cancelling their thoroughbred meet they re-located the $200,000 John Connally Turf (G3) to Keeneland and changed the name to the Maker's Mark Mile.

NT

[Pedigree Ann]

Thorn Song gets a freebie? Already a G1 winner over course and distance. If there is no other front-runners to push him, he'll be gone.

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

Thorn Song gets a freebie? Already a G1 winner over course and distance. If there is no other front-runners to push him, he'll be gone.

House of Silver can lay right there with him. Doesn't mean he can necessarily go on with him once the real running starts, but he's perfectly capable of keeping Thorn Song honest.

[booner]

The Maker's Mark definately does not look like a G1, but looks to be a competitve race none the less.

Don't like Thorn Song coming off the break. And he won't get the lead all to himself. Fluke will be going out front.

Twilight Meteor has run 2 good races since coming back from a 10 month layoff. I like him in here.

[cakes44]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

Where have all the grade one horses gone?

Kip Deville was busy running another bang-up race overseas.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

Where have all the grade one horses gone?

i laughed when i saw well armed was the top rated dirt horse after his dubai win. how sad. i thought last year was bad....

[golfer]

My money will be on Passager. He would have won if not stopped in traffic late stretch 2 weeks ago. The quick return may be a good sign.

[blackthroatedwind]

I love Just as Well.

[VOL JACK]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I love Just as Well.

BTW, do yourself a favor and stay away.

I'm betting him.

[NTamm1215]

If the morning line holds up and Twilight Meteor and Thorn Song are the two favorites then there's money to be made without a doubt.

I'm not seeing perfect trip winner Twilight Meteor go two in a row after over a year worth of losses and Thorn Song isn't getting that lone E trip he needs to be successful. I'd be more inclined to opt for Passager and Just As Well.

NT

[VOL JACK]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

If the morning line holds up and Twilight Meteor and Thorn Song are the two favorites then there's money to be made without a doubt.

I'm not seeing perfect trip winner Twilight Meteor go two in a row after over a year worth of losses and Thorn Song isn't getting that lone E trip he needs to be successful. I'd be more inclined to opt for Passager and Just As Well.

NT

Passager was best in his last. I just dont like the ship and run in a G1 off short rest. Asking alot.

[eajinabi]

I think you guys are wrong on this one. Fluke looks really scary in this one. You have been warned I know he is coming out of AOC to G1 but he ran like a monster in his last.

....and no I am not being sarcastic

[philcski]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I love Just as Well.

Made me some coin in FL on Super Bowl Day.

[CSC]

The Miner's Mark is a grade 1 in name only, this is an inspiring group.

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

If the morning line holds up and Twilight Meteor and Thorn Song are the two favorites then there's money to be made without a doubt.

I'm not seeing perfect trip winner Twilight Meteor go two in a row after over a year worth of losses and Thorn Song isn't getting that lone E trip he needs to be successful. I'd be more inclined to opt for Passager and Just As Well.

NT

So, Thorn Song is not much because he, apparently, needs everything his own way to win. While I disagree with this, as I've seen the horse actually run some game races, I wonder why Just As Well, who ABSOLUTELY CANNOT WIN unless he catches a race that completely falls apart, is, apparently, held in higher regard.

While it appears that there'll be plenty of action on the front end, I wouldn't count on this race collapsing enough for the pick up the pieces types.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

So, Thorn Song is not much because he, apparently, needs everything his own way to win. While I disagree with this, as I've seen the horse actually run some game races, I wonder why Just As Well, who ABSOLUTELY CANNOT WIN unless he catches a race that completely falls apart, is, apparently, held in higher regard.

While it appears that there'll be plenty of action on the front end, I wouldn't count on this race collapsing enough for the pick up the pieces types.

I think Thorn Song is at his best when he's alone on the lead. He ran the bang-up race at Keeneland last year on a turf course that played well to speed. I won't dispute that he has run some game races but I don't see him getting clear of House of Silver enough to take them all the way. With him at 5/2 or less, I'll gamble that he's a need the lead type.

As far as Just As Well, I don't think they need to fall apart in front of him. He ran a pretty strong final quarter in the GP Turf Cap in a race that was certainly not collapsing. He needs a well-timed move going a mile but considering the pace will be good, he has the best turf rider on the grounds on his back, and will be a better price than Thorn Song.

What do you think of Twilight Meteor?

NT