CNL: Field for $1MM Virginia Derby

[wac]

anyone else on here think anything about circular quay in this race? I was surprised when i saw his name on the entries. What are his chances? Seems like a grass runner with his come from behind tactics. Also did i see that CBS is showing this race? If so, who will be commentators?


The Field of the $1-million Virginia Derby (gr. IIT) at Colonial Downs:

1. Blazing Dynamo (Kent Desormeaux)
2. Strike a Deal (Ramon Dominguez)
3. Red Giant (Not Listed)
4. Circular Quay (Garrett Gomez)
5. Inca King (Shaun Bridgmohan)
6. Soldier’s Dancer (Cornelio Velasquez)
7. Duveen (Edgar Prado)
8. Love Dubai (Mark Guidry)
9. Summer Doldrums (Jose Lezcano)
10. Top Cross (Christopher DeCarlo)

[The Bid]

Im thinking Love Dubai runs them down late. I look for Circular Quay to **** the bed once again.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by The Bid

Im thinking Love Dubai runs them down late. I look for Circular Quay to **** the bed once again.

Like Love Dubai here too.....

[trifecta124]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Like Love Dubai here too.....

Blazing Dynamo in an upset.....Full brother to Blazing Fury (Dynaformer & Blazing Kadie). Improving with every race. Taking a huge step up, but that's when you want to play him. He will be coming late with a furious run. I love Toner putting him in this race.

[miraja2]

Circular Quay does have a decent dam-side pedigree for the turf (Shadeed, Danzig, etc.) but I honestly can't really think of a reason to play him in this race.
However, I'm sure I will talk myself into it by the time of the race. I always manage to invent some reason to play this colt that seems logical to me at the time......and then foolish later on.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

At first glance this looks like a real nice race. I'm partial to Strike A Deal, who IMO was best last time and might be sitting on a big race.

Finally....a voice of reason.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

Like Love Dubai here too.....

Same for you too

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by The Bid

Im thinking Love Dubai runs them down late. I look for Circular Quay to **** the bed once again.

I will take any action you want on LD

[GPK]

Love seeing Colonial getting some exposure on CBS

[10 pnt move up]

I love seeing Pletcher win everything, I cant wait for the day were he saddles every horse in every stake race!

[XIIPointStables]

At this point, why even bother trying to beat Todd.
Another Pletcher Stakes Weekend in the Summer of 2007.

[Keats13]

Pletcher wins and pays $76. Wow.

[XIIPointStables]

The "other" Pletcher angle has been paying off nicely as of late.

But $76 for a Pletcher winner? Come on now.

I was with Scav on SD. Not a horrible run but not sure he wants 1 1/4.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

It is fun, the nose that Strike A Deal lost by cost me a few hundred. It was great!

you should have told me you liked that horse, could have factored that into my plays

[ddthetide]

i never looked at red giant because they had no jockey listed. even the early scratches/changes on xpressbet had no jockey listed .

[Antitrust32]

I liked Red Giant. The Giants Causeway and Pletcher did it for me. I did not play a penny tho.