12/22: HOL Futurity (Gr. I)

[NTamm1215]

The field:

1 Sierra Sunset Baze R A 121 L
2 Massive Drama Desormeaux K J 121 L
3 Overextended Garcia M 121 L
4 Eaton's Gift Bejarano R 121 L
5 Indian Sun Solis A 121 L
6 Slew's Tiznow Talamo J 121 L
7 Tres Borrachos Flores D R 121 L
8 Colonel John Nakatani C S 121 L
9 Shore Do Baze M C 121 Blk-Off L
10 Monba Gomez G K 121 L
11 Old Man Buck Valenzuela P A 121 L
12 Into Mischief Espinoza V 121 L
13 Meal Penalty Dominguez R A 121 Blk-On L
14 Referee Leparoux J R 121 L


Good luck!

NT

[Rudeboyelvis]

No Maimonides ??!! I know he's been training out there...Thought he would be going

[Duvalier]

Originally Posted by Rudeboyelvis

No Maimonides ??!! I know he's been training out there...Thought he would be going

He's being pointed to the San Rafael Stakes at Santa Anita on Jan 12th.

[Bobby Fischer]

I don't feel I have an edge here.

Colonel John will be overbet, but is as good a win candidate as anyone, and should be the favorite. Massive Drama is a toss and one of the only useable expected underlays. Referee is the entry who I expect to have the best derby prep season, although not if he runs out west, where his talent is neutralized. At #14 he is an alternate...
Anything can happen here.


John,sunset,indian,monba,referee are my top 5 , but I wouldn't even put those 5 in an exacta.

[pgiaco]

Had this misfortune of running into Monba in his debut. Looked like a monster. I'll be taking a flyer on him.

[Hoist Her Flag]

Nice to get a full field entered. The last 4 or 5 years this has been a NW of 2 race with 5 or 6 horses. Some speed, some closers, nice breeding. Good connections. Big earnings for the top 2, and some good seasoning for a lot of these horses.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by pgiaco

Had this misfortune of running into Monba in his debut. Looked like a monster. I'll be taking a flyer on him.

I wasn't playing the day of Monba's debut, but how the hell does a colt like that go off at 10/1?
It isn't very often you see a 2yo colt with a pedigree and trainer like that go off at those odds. The three stallions in the most important spots in his pedigree (Maria's Mon, Easy Goer, and Silent Screen) were ALL 2yo champions. You don't see that very often. Add in Pletcher and I'm a bit shocked he didn't take more money in a MSW. Of course, I guess it is always a little easier after the fact.

In terms of this race, it looks pretty wide open to me.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Is this called the Hollywood Futurity,or have they actually renamed it the Cashcall Futurity? Wow,I think it's the Cashcall Futurity now......How classy.