6/7 (BEL): 140th Belmont Stakes

[pmayjr]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Big Brown
Casino Drive
Denis of Cork
Macho Again
Tale of Ekati
Anak Nakal
Tomcito

What about Monba? He couldn't do any worse than he did in the Derby... or could he... eep!?

[slotdirt]

Colonel John is targeting a Cali race - the Sham maybe?

EDIT: The Swaps in July actually, not the Sham.

[sumitas]

Has the Triple Crown lost it's luster ?

[fpsoxfan]

Originally Posted by sumitas

Has the Triple Crown lost it's er ?

Yeah, it's aweful. A sham. No good. Not even worth going to watch. I think I'll climb trees on June 7th and act like a hairy gorilla.

[Alan07]

We're 2 1/2 weeks away... You'll see more horses entered

Originally Posted by Alan07

We're 2 1/2 weeks away... You'll see more horses entered

[philcski]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

One more question and I think it's fair. Do you even like horse racing? For more than 2 weeks now, almost every single post you have made has been a shot against the sport. You've sat in your glass house and thrown stone after stone.

You've ignored the questions about what you have personally done. Smart move, because it's obvious you do nothing. So, other than the ejaculating stallions, what do you like about the sport? I don't expect an answer, you're a coward, that much is clear. But, it's a fair question, because someone not familiar with your crap might wonder if you enjoy anything about this sport other than the occasional bukake shot Golden missile gives you.

Infinite OOOOOOOOOO...

one of the best posts ever.

[lemoncrush]

I just laughed out loud when I saw Anak Nakal is being considered.

I would like to see Miner's Claim enter, but I saw he was scratched out of a stakes race Saturday at Woodbine due to illness (colic).

[XIIPointStables]

Originally Posted by lemoncrush

I just laughed out loud when I saw Anak Nakal is being considered.

I was thinking about it this morning and boy would it be familiar to see a Zito trainee jump up and run a big race in the Belmont.

I think Zito is something like 17-1-6-1 in the Belmont.

Not great, but a decent ITM % over that time. A.P Valentine, Royal Assualt, A. Hero all hitting the board at good odds. Plus Birdstone 36-1 on top in 2004.

It's three weeks away, it's only a probable list, but I'll be keeping my eye on the Saratoga workout sheets for Anal Nakal.

[SniperSB23]

No Macho Again, Icabad Crane, Behindatthebar, or Ready's Echo?

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

No Macho Again, Icabad Crane, Behindatthebar, or Ready's Echo?

Macho Again is on his list.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

No Macho Again, Icabad Crane, Behindatthebar, or Ready's Echo?

My guess is that we won't be seeing Behindatthebar in a race anytime soon, if ever again. Even if he was capable of starting, would they really try a 12f race when the colt has never been beyond 8.5f?

Dermot Weld and Aidan O'Brien ought to scour their barns for something to try. I see that Achilll Island has been stinking it up on the 2nd tier circuit in Europe, might as well try and give the now-pensioned Sadler's Wells that elusive Grade 1 winner on dirt. Not sure if the Weld horse from the BC Juvenile Turf has shown back up this year.

[tiznowthegreat]

Icabad Crane is supposedly going.

Behindatthebar, Ready's Echo, Spark Candle are all possible per DRF.

[tector]

Why should third string horses run is this race? Hell, even if you win in fluky year (which AIN'T happening this year), it really doesn't increase your stud value. Birdstone is a big $10,000 per shot; Commendable (possibly the worst TC race winner ever) is in frickin' Korea.

Why not try to win the Ohio Derby (May 31) instead of getting dusted at Belmont?

Before the recent mania of "running" (and I use that word advisedly) in every TC race possible, there were often quite short fields in the Belmont--four horses showed up to challenge Secretariat. BB is not Secretariat, but the rest of this lot not in the same league as BB or (probably ) Casino Drive.

As Dirty Harry might have once said, a man's got know his (horse's) limitations.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by tector

Why should third string horses run is this race? Hell, even if you win in fluky year (which AIN'T happening this year), it really doesn't increase your stud value. Birdstone is a big $10,000 per shot; Commendable (possibly the worst TC race winner ever) is in frickin' Korea.

Why not try to win the Ohio Derby (May 31) instead of getting dusted at Belmont?

Before the recent mania of "running" (and I use that word advisedly) in every TC race possible, there were often quite short fields in the Belmont--four horses showed up to challenge Secretariat. BB is not Secretariat, but the rest of this lot not in the same league as BB or (probably ) Casino Drive.

As Dirty Harry might have once said, a man's got know his (horse's) limitations.

For a horse like Anak Nakal a third place finish in the Belmont is a lot more likely than winning the Ohio Derby.

[MisterB]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

For a horse like Anak Nakal a third place finish in the Belmont is a lot more likely than winning the Ohio Derby.

This horse might like the Aug 2nd race at the Mountain for 750K

[Travis Stone]

Not all TC winning Belmont's were with big fields either.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by pmayjr

What about Monba? He couldn't do any worse than he did in the Derby... or could he... eep!?

No one thought he could do any worse than he did in the Fountain of Youth. Then came the Derby.