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FINALLY: a good match up-- the Virginia Derby
Once upon a time there'd be plenty of competitive turf races. Now, we settle for the precious few a year.
Sailor's Cap vs. Gio Ponti. |
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who and who?
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Gio Ponti won the Hill Prince at Belmont with a very nice late move. Sailor's Cap followed up a good second to Tizdejavu at CD with a very big race in the Colonial Turf Cup where he won by 6+ lengths. It is an interesting matchup, and I hope they both go to Chicago next and square off with Tizdejavu again in the Secretariat. |
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Can Gio Ponti get a mile and a quarter off the mile effort? He's by Tale of the Cat. Not the most likely sire of long distance grass runners. Is Sailor's Cap a soft track move-up? I give El Sultry Sun a shot at 10-1 along with Old Man Buck at 5-1. They'll be the ones I play in the back end of my pick 3.
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Think I am sticking with Bucky!!
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"Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawaken. |
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race watchers?
worth reading anything into Gio Ponti switching to the left lead late in the hillprince mile?
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The CNL Turf Cup was an oddly run race in my opinion.
It was a soft turf course and the front runner who was 7 lengths ahead of the field was leading in times of :51, 1:18, 1:45 so yet he folds real bad and closers cruise on by. Is this common at CNL? There is not much speed today and looks to be a firm ground. I am looking for Court Vision to change tactics today and take the lead and TRY to hang on. |
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That's beside the point though. Who knows how quick those fractions really were considering the ground? And that race was all about who could handle the marsh.. Tactics meant very little, IMO. On another note, I continue to be surprised that Court Vision backers still exist. |
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Not really a backer of his but with MOTT/Desourmeaux and IEAH as his conncections. 10-1 is not a bad shot to play him. His first shot at turf was on soft and now he has firm. why not? |
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Generally if the best case you can make for a horse is that they're owned, trained or ridden by someone successful, (unless they're a first-time starter) that's probably a good indication that the horse sucks. |
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I guess people who bet Frost Giant in the Suburban bet him based on his name |
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Court Vision did finish last did he not? He is damn slow. They should retire him. You were right ATEAM. |
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