9/27 (PHA): Gallant Bob & Turf Amazon Handicaps

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Desert Key is the only horse here that nominated to the Vosburgh..

Those that didn't Vos nominate expected Midnight Lute, Abraaj, Benny the Bull, etc. to be there, and of course that's not the way things have turned out.

Two of those horses were already toast before nominations closed. I think what's at play here is a big purse (comparable to the Vosburgh) while remaining in their own age group. None of those horses is proven Grade 1, or even considered at the top of the 3yo sprint division, though they may be up-and-coming. Not to mention they are not all NY-based (the main horse, Desert Key is, was nominated, and seems spotted for action by going here). Didn't Visionaire just light up half of them?

[Indian Charlie]

I don't get it. What makes this field so good? It's a race of three year olds.

More specifically, three year olds of this year.

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

I don't get it. What makes this field so good? It's a race of three year olds.

More specifically, three year olds of this year.

Desert Key is a very very serious horse.

[Kasept]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

I don't get it. What makes this field so good? It's a race of three year olds.

More specifically, three year olds of this year.

Was the King's Bishop a good race? Those were three year olds. Those that think little of the sophs generally are focused on the route-goers anyway. Sprinters are sprinters. This is a really well-matched group that provides for a terrific betting affair.

[VOL JACK]

I would have to strongly, but respectivley, disagree that there is no class relief from the Vosburgh. I dont see any fab strikes in there.
Very nice group to ship to Philly, no doubt.
Just 1 of the 50 races I want to bet this weekend.

[declansharbor]

Cobra Strike, a horse that I've been following for a while now, seems to be up against it in here. I'm sure there were MUCH easier spots to try him in than this.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Was the King's Bishop a good race? Those were three year olds. Those that think little of the sophs generally are focused on the route-goers anyway. Sprinters are sprinters. This is a really well-matched group that provides for a terrific betting affair.

It was a good race in that it was entertaining. How " good " a group it is remains to be seen. Desert Key may be OK. Kodiak Kowboy may get a great trip tomorrow in NY. However, as a group, they have a long way to go before they are considered more than an ordinary group of supposed top class performers.

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

It was a good race in that it was entertaining. How " good " a group it is remains to be seen. Desert Key may be OK. Kodiak Kowboy may get a great trip tomorrow in NY. However, as a group, they have a long way to go before they are considered more than an ordinary group of supposed top class performers.

the kings bishop was a very good group, desert key and the ward horse will both be good

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

It was a good race in that it was entertaining. How " good " a group it is remains to be seen. Desert Key may be OK. Kodiak Kowboy may get a great trip tomorrow in NY. However, as a group, they have a long way to go before they are considered more than an ordinary group of supposed top class performers.

the kings bishop was a very good group, desert key and the ward horse will both be good