If you had a choice...?

[letswastemoney]

Rags isn't going to beat them at a shorter distance. She can hit the board in the Classic, probably won't win though against Invasor, Street Sense, and Curlin.

[ninetoone]

Actually, that's a good point...I'd put in whichever 2 would give me better odds on the winner, INVASOR

[pmayjr]

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

Rags isn't going to beat them at a shorter distance. She can hit the board in the Classic, probably won't win though against Invasor, Street Sense, and Curlin.

I'm not sure if I agree with that... A mile and a quarter isn't like they're dropping back to a sprint distance. To me that quarter of a mile doesn't make much of a difference.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

I'm not sure if I agree with that... A mile and a quarter isn't like they're dropping back to a sprint distance. To me that quarter of a mile doesn't make much of a difference.

I think that 2 furlongs makes all the difference.

Rags will never beat curlin or street sense at 10F.

[justindew]

Considering Street Sense will probably never race again, I'll take Curlin and Rags.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by justindew

Considering Street Sense will probably never race again, I'll take Curlin and Rags.

Probably????

That means I guess you are now laying a price. I will take 6:5 for a few hundred.

[justindew]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Probably????

That means I guess you are now laying a price. I will take 6:5 for a few hundred.

Hell no. What am I, an idiot?

Don't answer that.

In all honesty, I would say he's 50-50 to race again.

[mes5107]

Do filly graded stakes races count toward the Breeder's Cup Classic Points? As far as I can tell, points earned on dirt count towards the dirt championship races and points earned on turf count towards the turf championship races, with no mention of whether is matters if a race was restricted to fillies or open.

With that in mind, I would have to say that Rags to Riches has a very good shot of getting into the Classic, if her intentions want to go that route. Of course this assumes that races such as the CC Am Oaks and Alabama will count. Curlin probably has the second best shot of getting in as Assmussen, Stonestreet, Padua, etc. seem to not mind running him often.

[pmayjr]

Originally Posted by 10 pnt move up

I think that 2 furlongs makes all the difference.

Rags will never beat curlin or street sense at 10F.

So just because she won at a mile and a half, it's a fluke to you guys? We might never know, but I'd be willing to say that even at a mile and an eight she's damn formidable against these guys... Then again, at a mile and an eight, maybe Hard Spun has enough juice to outlast these guys.