4/5-6 (OP): Oaklawn H. (Gr. II); Apple Blsm (Gr. I); Fantasy (Gr. II)

[Bobby Fischer]

Who the hell is advising William Deburgh ?

very unwise

[Travis Stone]

Silver Lord probably likes the outside draw this time around.

[Oaklawnfan]

Call me crazy, which I know most of you cynical wonderful people will, but my pick for the Arkansas Derby last year would have been Circular Quay. This race sets up perfect for him. Of course that's kind of stupid considering that Curlin won the race, but I think that it still applies. Johnny V with a horse that really fits to this scenario. I'm just sayin'. Give me some love. Why else would he have shipped here?

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Bobby Fischer

Who the hell is advising William Deburgh ?

very unwise

Where else is that horse going to run?

[letswastemoney]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Where else is that horse going to run?

maybe on the turf somewhere...or wait for something at Hollywood or Keeneland

[Bobby Fischer]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Where else is that horse going to run?

Here you have a fairly classy turf to synth convert. Just won the BIG CAP. You figure in that situation it's time to kiss the earth. Your foreign turf import got right and you managed to luck into a beautiful surface situation with the synthetic sham. However when you have this years Breeders Cup at Santa Anita(and not even dare looking to NEXT YEARS AS WELL!) you would have to wonder how your stars could have aligned. The rest of this season is a prep for the BC with a few big stops. You may even go turf or lay off to avoid the heavy Del Mar surface.

So what do you do? Ship him to Oaklawn and run him 1st on the dirt? Right...



also worth noting that he is the morning line favorite and looks to be a nice bet against.

[SniperSB23]

What is the reasoning for Howard not running Grasshopper here? Hardly a scary field. I guess the Pimlico Special and Stephen Foster are likely to be no better though.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

What is the reasoning for Howard not running Grasshopper here? Hardly a scary field. I guess the Pimlico Special and Stephen Foster are likely to be no better though.

agreed.

however, he's aiming for some lame duck g3 at aqu at the end of the month. i think it's named the westchester? its during the week, not on a weekend.

[ArlJim78]

how does Ginger Punch not simply run these off their feet?

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

how does Ginger Punch not simply run these off their feet?

You talking about the Apple Blossom field or the Oaklawn Handicap field cause I think that could apply to either.

[2Hot4TV]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

how does Ginger Punch not simply run these off their feet?

She does just that. WIN.