5/31-6/1 (WO): Nassau S. (Gr. II); Plate Trial

[CSC]

Originally Posted by Bobby Fischer

Harlem Rocker obviously looms large

On "paper" these others will need to hope the track plays a big role.

The tiring surface, the kickback...

Not Bourbon may have talent, but his racing placement shows no hint of longterm thinking toward these races.

Solitaire is at least a big animal who didn't totally flop in a turf race. If he doesn't eat a lot of kickback--> could benefit from a grueling stamina test.

usually i look to oppose, but would like to see the Rocker romp and be a division factor.

Frankly I don't see much competition for Harlem Rocker tommorow, the only things I am interested in seeing Sunday are how will he handle going 2 turns for the 1st time and how will he handle the polytrack surface. If this horse is as good as some of us believe he is, me included. Tommorow's race will yield some valuable information going towards that opinion.

[hockey2315]

I wonder what they'll do with him if he doesn't handle the poly. . . Maybe just Jim Dandy/Travers. . .

[CSC]

Not Bourbon is the only horse possibly to give him trouble if he gets the jump on HR and Coa is caught sleeping, this horse is a sprinter first as Woodbine Polytrack seems to favor the tactically gifted speed horses, has a good turn of foot, however he is stretching to 1 1/8th and he has the smallish build, not sure if he will hit the wall at some point. Pewter has had 1 big race at GP after being abysmal in his first 2 starts of his career, he looks abit like an abberation if you ask me.

[justindew]

Harlem Rocker off the board.

[letswastemoney]

ouch

[the_fat_man]

Damn, guess his last race wasn't as easy as most thought.

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Or maybe he didn't like the surface. Nah, can't be that.

Exactly, HOSS. I imagine they never put the horse on the surface before the race. Imagine that.

He really should've been in the Preakness.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Yeah, he would have been a real threat to BIG Brown in the Preakness
So much for this fast 3 yr.old

[blackthroatedwind]

Once again, against his trainer's wishes, Stronach makes a total blunder. He learned absolutely nothing from the race. Is the horse distance challenged or did he hate Polytrack? Who knows.

Belonged in the Preakness. On to the Dwyer now I suppose.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by justindew

Harlem Rocker off the board.

Bridge jumpers!

[mark2061mn]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

Bridge jumpers!

$39,000 of the $58,000 in the show pool bet on him, Madison County bridge jumping not Golden Gate.

[hockey2315]

Stronach = Idiot. . . Poor Pletcher. . . Maybe now we'll actually get to see this horse in races that matter.