Hard Spun & Belmont Distance

letswastemoney · #1 06-04-2007, 01:28 PM

I say he runs 4th at best!

I'm going to use Tiago/Rags to Riches on top of my exacta. If Rags to Riches doesn't run, I'll use I'mawildandcrazyguy.

On the bottom I'll use Tiago/Rags/Curlin/I'mawild/Slew's Tizzy

Antitrust32 · #2 06-04-2007, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by letswastemoney

I say he runs 4th at best!

I'm going to use Tiago/Rags to Riches on top of my exacta. If Rags to Riches doesn't run, I'll use I'mawildandcrazyguy.

On the bottom I'll use Tiago/Rags/Curlin/I'mawild/Slew's Tizzy

its your money and you can waste it however you would like, but I would reconsider throwing curlin out of the top position.

miraja2 · #3 06-04-2007, 02:10 PM

Typically I like to know who is actually going to be in a race before I start predicting who will finish where.

ArlJim78 · #4 06-04-2007, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by miraja2

Typically I like to know who is actually going to be in a race before I start predicting who will finish where.

radical idea.

NTamm1215 · #5 06-04-2007, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ArlJim78

radical idea.

Nothing wrong with taking a look at the projected field and starting to do a little work. We know there will be 7 definites and I'm guessing Rags to Riches, so there's your field of eight.

NT

whodey17 · #6 06-04-2007, 02:22 PM

I am more excited for the Manhattan than I am for the Belmont.

NTamm1215 · #7 06-04-2007, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Antitrust32

its your money and you can waste it however you would like, but I would reconsider throwing curlin out of the top position.

I agree. Just looking preliminarily at the field, trying to beat Curlin could be an exercise in futility. I had a feeling that the "wiseguy" idea this year was going to be to play up the Derby late also-rans. Since last year's Belmont was won by a Derby late also-ran that seems like everyone's favorite angle for this year's running. Difference being that with Hard Spun and Curlin in this year's field there is real talent. Last year's field may have been long on horses, but it was short on talent.

All in all, it's going to take a career effort from Imawildandcrazyguy or Tiago to win the Belmont while Curlin could potentially regress and still win.

NT