Kip Deville Coming Back in 5 Days

[ALostTexan]

On paper this is a great race. 5 Grade 1 winners in this race and a field of 12 (right now). Better than most of the crappy 4-horse fields we get so often...

ALostTexan

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by ALostTexan

On paper this is a great race. 5 Grade 1 winners in this race and a field of 12 (right now). Better than most of the crappy 4-horse fields we get so often...

ALostTexan

From a betting perspective, you are absolutely correct. This is a good race.
From a field-quality perspective, I would say it is just okay. That "five G1 winners" stat you mentioned is a bit misleading since Buzzard's Bay's G1 win came in '05, Wilko's in '04, and Perfect Drift's in '03. None of them have been G1 winners either this year or last year.
It is still a very nice field for a G2, but it isn't exactly the quality you might expect when you have five G1 winners in one race.
Also, who is the fifth (other than the three I mentioned and Kip Deville) G1 winner in this field? I can't think of it.

[ajphilly]

Originally Posted by miraja2

Also, who is the fifth (other than the three I mentioned and Kip Deville) G1 winner in this field? I can't think of it.

Boboman won the G1 Hollywood Turf Cup in '06.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by ajphilly

Boboman won the G1 Hollywood Turf Cup in '06.

Thanks......and welcome to the board.

[ajphilly]

Originally Posted by miraja2

Thanks......and welcome to the board.

Thanks, happy to be here.