Songster at Philly Park

[Nostradamus]

Maybe he can ruin another pick 4 for Oracle.

This horse has never been top quality. His record shows he is a grade 2/3 horse at best.

100K is pretty good for sprinters.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Nostradamus

Maybe he can ruin another pick 4 for Oracle.

This horse has never been top quality. His record shows he is a grade 2/3 horse at best.

100K is pretty good for sprinters.

Since when is grade 2 or 3 not top quality?

[Nostradamus]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Since when is grade 2 or 3 not top quality?

It is, but the only real money in sprinting is in the grade 1's. Even grade 1 sprints don't offer nearly as much as the routers.

[repent]

didnt Ashado get her final prep in at Philly Park before winning the BC Distaff in 2004?

who gives a sh*t if the race is run at philly?
its an easy prep race restricted to 3Y0 that should set him up fine for the BC.
that plan worked fine for Ashado in 2004.

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[philcski]

Originally Posted by repent

didnt Ashado get her final prep in at Philly Park before winning the BC Distaff in 2004?

who gives a sh*t if the race is run at philly?
its an easy prep race restricted to 3Y0 that should set him up fine for the BC.
that plan worked fine for Ashado in 2004.

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He's not going to run in the BC if the trainer holds to his word, but i agree with you 100%. Not a fan of Phila Park but this place is set to explode once they get the slots... having spent several years living in Phila, i can tell you that will be one of the busiest slot palaces (nee degenerate machines) in the nation in a couple months. There's nothing wrong with running at the joint if they post up the money.

[Gander]

Songster in the BC? In which race exactly? The Sprint? Cmmon, hes already proven he cant even beat 3 year olds. How would he ever compete against horses like War Front, Bordonaro, Siren Lure and maybe Silver Train?

[repent]

Originally Posted by Gander

Songster in the BC? In which race exactly? The Sprint? Cmmon, hes already proven he cant even beat 3 year olds. How would he ever compete against horses like War Front, Bordonaro, Siren Lure and maybe Silver Train?

Id bet him to win over any horse besides Discreet Cat at 6f.
I would think Baffert moves forward with Too Much Bling if he runs well this wknd.
Songster has already proven he is a better 3YO than TMB.
just my take on it.
its not all that uncommon for sprinters to lose and regain their form throughout the year.
his late spring/early summer races were as good as any sprinter besides DCat.


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[philcski]

Originally Posted by Nostradamus

Maybe he can ruin another pick 4 for Oracle.

This horse has never been top quality. His record shows he is a grade 2/3 horse at best.

100K is pretty good for sprinters.

He's run in one grade 1 in his career, had a bad day (but still only 2 length out of 2nd), and he's not a grade 1 quality horse. OK.

And according to his trainer this is his last race of this year's campaign, which is probably smart since he's run 7 times already (a workmanlike schedule by today's standards, sadly...)