Smooth Operator's itinerary for the next few weeks

[Merlinsky]

Originally Posted by my miss storm cat

In my heart of hearts, I agree.

I just don't think she'll be going...

I hear people say that, and I'm not entirely clear why. I think they believe she's better on dirt than synthetic and are looking forward to proving it in a dirt BCC. I don't think traveling once is a problem, but I'd be nervous if she'd just come from the Beldame. It's just a feeling I get that she'd not handle it well, and maybe that's why they didn't take her around after all. Wasn't the first race post-Apple Blossom this year a squeaker? We get that she likes the distance. Why would they bail? I don't think they think she's gonna lose. Is there something that looks less than great about her that I've missed out on? I don't get how they get HOY if one of the other contenders wins it, and she doesn't bother to show.