8/1 (SAR): $239k C/O -- Discussion/Contest

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Originally Posted by GPK

I think that race is very wide open. Any number of them can win, IMO.

Originally Posted by lemoncrush

So Scotty is my pick in the race, but would like opinions on the 1, Gimme Credit. Chad Brown claims a 9-year old gelding and then waits 2 months to bring him back at the same level. His races last spring in 2011 at Belmont would crush these, but i don't know If he's capable of those efforts again. Would love to just cover the 3 and 9 here.

Ampersand is very much the horse to beat. He only beat Modern Child by a length in that last race, but the gulf between the two efforts was way bigger. Ampersand was the only horse to close any ground in the stretch and was completely up against it from a pace standpoint. My main concern is he looks like he has a little hang in him, as he had every chance to pass the winner in his last two and couldn't do it either time. Gimme Credit is clearly not the horse he once was, but it's not like his recent races are awful. Toss the turf sprint since that's clearly not his game and he fits with these. The way Chad Brown is going, I wouldn't question any move he makes. For me it's the 3 as an A and the 1 and 4 as B's.