8/26 (SAR): 148th Travers Day (5 G1's, G2 undercard)

[cakes44]

Originally Posted by Secretriat34

Dortmund is back in training on the down low in southern California with Art Sherman for maybe 7 weeks now.

He is a cripple. He is the Yao Ming of horses.

[Alabama Stakes]

Originally Posted by cakes44

He is a cripple. He is the Yao Ming of horses.

Yao Ming is a hall of famer. Was also friends with Henry Ma and Lu Ni Binh.

[taxicab]

Speaking of Baffert horses and their weight:
Take a look at how West Coast has filled out.
Late developing 3yo and all that...........WC looks really good.
Sidebar: American Anthem sure didn't want to let WC get by him in that work,it looks like he'll be tough if a stretch duel unfolds.

http://www.xbtv.com/video/workout/we...ust-20th-2017/

Sidebar no. 2 (I have to get another word.......you can only do so much with sidebar) The Baffert with the best work was probably Drefong.........he's on go.
http://www.xbtv.com/video/workout/dr...ust-19th-2017/

FWIW........Good Samaritan looked outstanding in his final Travers work,it sure looks like Saratoga agrees with him.
As does McCraken.........Ian Wilkes has to be happy with his work.

[10 pnt move up]

Not sure about West Coast, think 10F may be a bit too far.

Defrong will be tough, if he got enough out of that last event. There is not much pace in that race, in fact many of these dirt races lack real pace, the Kings Bishop being the exception.