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

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Originally Posted by tywizard

I don't understand how the Travers field can be questioned either. If you're complaining about the field it implies that you believe there are horses that are not running - who are they?

Put differently, you can complain or more accurately, be disappointed with tge quality of our remaining three year olds (due to injuries) - But you have to realize that is a very different argument.

Also, from a betting standpoint this seems like a very good group - meaning that this field has more opportunities than a field with a 4/5 Paynter. Unless of course you were against him (silly).

Who said i am complaining? I am stating the obvious that the field is not that good. How it got that way is not relevent. I am taking exception to Pat's constant defense of any critiscm leveled of any NY race or card out of hand. Maybe a better tact would be that it is what it is due to the decimation of the crop but at least it is a better betting race. If you need to have caveats when defending the quality of a race then you basically made the case of those saying that the quality is not on par with previous years. Good betting race, YES good Travers field NO.

1-Speightcity
2/7 MSW,N1X
0-3 Graded
0-1 Grade 1 9th beaten 11 1/2
2-FiveSixteen
1/8 MSW
0-1 Grade 1 5th beaten 10th
3-Golden Ticket
1/9 MSW
0-2 Graded
4-Stealcase
2/9 MSW, N1X
0-4 Graded
0-1 G1 3rd beaten 8.5
5-Streetlife
3/7 MSW, Stk-100 Stk-100
0/6 Graded
0/2 G1 4 7-1/2. 6-7 1/2
6-Alpha
4/8 MSW, Stk, G3, G2
2/6 Graded
0/4 G1
7-Atigun
3/11 MSW, N1X, N2X
0/5 Graded
0/2 G1 2-2, 11-9 1/2
8-Neck'n Neck
3/11 MSW, N1X, G3
1/5 Graded
0/1 Grade 1 5-4 1/2
9-Liason
3/11 MSW, Stk 100, G1
Graded 1/8
G1 1/3 6-7, 6-9 1/2. Win
10-Nonios
3/6 MSW, N1X, G3
Graded 1/3
G1 0/1 w 3 3/4
11 Fast Falcon
1/6 MSW
0/2 Graded


Combined Graded 5/45
Combined Grade 1 1/16
Combined 2012 Grade 1 0/13