8/25 (SAR): Travers, King's Bishop, Test (G1's), Ballston Spa (G3)

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

At least we still have Alpha....

That is exactly what I was thinking.

[RockHardTen1985]

This Travers is as easy as I can remember. No one but Alpha or Neck n Neck can win this race. Everyone else just stinks. And that's including my man Bobs horse.

[jms62]

Neck N Neck for me on a dry strip. There are quite a few in there that have no chance whatsoever.

[OldDog]

No love for Street Life? Or Liaison? I really like Alpha, but I'm looking for one or both of these two to step up.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by OldDog

No love for Street Life? Or Liaison? I really like Alpha, but I'm looking for one or both of these two to step up.

I don't want to give up on Liaison, but he's been really frustrating.

I don't understand the love for Alpha and Neck n' Neck but what do I know.

This is not exactly the most exciting field in the world...

[57rick]

In addition to being disappointed in the Travers field, I'm also dissatisfied with Friday & Saturdays card. There isn't one race either day for 1 1/8 on the main track. I'll be there in person both days, but I'm not as excited in years past.
The weather will be great and i'll enjoy myself, but I think it's odd not to be able to card a route race either day.

[RockHardTen1985]

If I knew how to multi quote I would, but I dont. So this is in response to a few of the above comments.
Fridays card is not that good, I agree. Saturdays card is absolutely loaded. Amazing card on Saturday. Not really sure what anyone else could ask for.
Alpha is actually better then he looks, if thats possible. On paper he looks like a horse who set a super slow pace and ran off. Thats all true. A closer look tells me he is a bull anywhere but Churchill. He loves this track, and will like the distance. No value at all, but the horse to beat. Neck n Neck can beat him. Neck n Neck was up against it last time, and his Churchill races destroy Alpha. Can he run those races at Toga? Im not sure. Im going to bet that he can though. Ill use them both in multis with no back ups. Street Life is still a slug. Maybe he improves with age and distance, I just dont think Saturday is his time. Not yet. Not enough pace.

[pointman]

Originally Posted by 57rick

In addition to being disappointed in the Travers field, I'm also dissatisfied with Friday & Saturdays card. There isn't one race either day for 1 1/8 on the main track. I'll be there in person both days, but I'm not as excited in years past.
The weather will be great and i'll enjoy myself, but I think it's odd not to be able to card a route race either day.

We really need to rail on these evil Racing Secretaries that are carding all these crap races while there are tons of stake's caliber horses sitting in barns with trainers just chomping at the bit to race them with nowhere to enter.