2/20 (FG): Risen Star (G2); Mineshaft, FG H., SBD (G3's)
 

6th (2:43) Pan Zareta S.

6 Furlongs | Fillies and Mares | 4 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $60,000

1 Coy Cat Valenzuela P A 118 L
2 Juliet's Spirit Sellers S J 116 L
3 Four Gifts Albarado R J 116 L
4 Simplify Bridgmohan S X 116 L
5 Dubai Majesty Theriot H J II 116 L
6 Double Espresso Graham J 116 L



7th (3:13) Colonel Power S.

5 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) | Open | 4 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $60,000

3 Angelonmyshoulder (GB) Eramia R E 116 L
4 Written in Stone Jacinto J 116 L
5 Grand Traverse Torres F C 118 L
1 Country Day Hernandez B J Jr 116 L
2 Chamberlain Bridge Theriot H J II 116 L
2b Free Brave Mena M 116 L
6 Storm Treasure Bridgmohan S X 116 L
7 Caspian Sellers S J 116 L
8 Wise River Bourque C C 116 L
9 Turfiste Albarado R J 116 L
1a Due Date Graham J 116 L

A-Coupled: Country Day and Due Date
B-Coupled: Chamberlain Bridge and Free Brave



8th (3:43) Silverbulletday S. (G3)

1 1/16 Miles | Fillies | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $150,000

1 Quiet Temper Albarado R J 122 L
2 The Rumor's True Eramia R E 120 L
3 Age of Humor Desormeaux K J 120 L
4 Elusive Jozi Graham J 116 L
5 Bella Medaglia Sellers S J 116 L
6 Devil May Care Castellano J J 122 L
7 Jody Slew Mena M 120 L



9th (4:13) Fair Grounds H. (G3)

1 1/8 Miles (Turf) | Open | 4 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 Baltimore Bob Hernandez B J Jr 119 L
2 Giant Oak Razo E Jr 120 Blk-Off L
3 Silverfoot Theriot H J II 116 L
4 Blues Street Castellano J J 120 L
5 Secret Getaway Desormeaux K J 116 L
6 Acting Zippy Albarado R J 120 L
7 Dubious Miss Valenzuela P A 118 L
8 Gretsky Taylor L 115 L
9 Get Rich Quick Mena M 118 L
10 Transduction Gold Graham J 114 L



10th (4:43) Risen Star S. (G2)

1 1/16 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $300,000

1 Bravo Whiskey Bourque C C 116 L
2 Tempted to Tapit Cohen D 116 L
3 Mountain Justice Sellers S J 116 L
4 Discreetly Mine Castellano J J 116 L
5 Random Move Mena M 116 L
6 Drosselmeyer Desormeaux K J 116 L
7 Northern Giant Jacinto J 116 L
8 Worldly Valenzuela P A 116 L
9 Stay Put Theriot H J II 116 L
10 Letsgetitonmon Bridgmohan S X 116 L
11 Ron the Greek Graham J 120 L
12 Hotep Albarado R J 116 L



11th (5:13) Mineshaft H. (G3)

1 1/16 Miles | Open | 4 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 General Quarters Albarado R J 121 L
2 Friesan Fire Bridgmohan S X 122 L
3 Country Flavor Cohen D 114 L
4 Stonehouse Mena M 116 L
5 Giant Oak Graham J 121 Blk-Off L
6 Good and Lucky Sellers S J 118 L

I'm not sure why Maximus Ruler didn't get entered in the Risen Star. Anyone know?

NT

injury.

http://www.nola.com/horseracing/inde...aximus_ru.html

Thanks for the update.

NT

Damn...he's in my Road To the Roses stable too.

I love Hotep, but I hope they scratch him due to his awful post. Discreetly Mine should be kept sprinting, but he's a 3 year old with a pulse, so that's not happening. I love Tapit, but I suspect Tempted to Tapit is just a product of bad winter racing at Aqueduct. I'd be shocked if he's up to this.

I love Devil May Care; she's a forgotten filly due to her stinker in the BC, but she's back on dirt and that should make all the difference

Tempted to Tapit's last race looks phenomenal and he appears the speed of the speed. I'll be interested to see how he follows up his last.

trainer doesn't seem upset about hoteps post-with the race being 1 1/16th, i don't think the post is something the horse can't deal with. as for discreetly mine, being by mineshaft i don't know why you'd worry about him stretching out.

I read Frostad's quotes - did they come before or after the draw? In any case, I guess it doesn't matter. A bad post shouldn't hinder the colt from at least running well - it's not like he has to win.

As far as Discreetly Mine goes, Mineshaft has been such a disappointment as a sire that, to me, the fact that he was a router doesn't mean that much. I know you know that not every offspring by a sire takes after that sire - AP Indy has sired sprinter/milers in his career. I did like DM last year, but I really thought his Spectacular Bid was mediocre - at no point did he show anything. He also doesn't look like a horse that will stretch out; to me, he's at best a miler, but I really don't think he wants more than 7 furlongs. I don't expect much from him in this race.

If he somehow runs competitively - you could safely forget about the Derby hopes of every single horse in this race... unless a horse encounters monumental trouble or their jockey falls off.

Ok, I guess you don't think much of this horse, lol. We'll see...I have no idea how he'll do, but I do think he's promising (and he's hardly the worst horse in the race)

I like him too, Betsy.

I like him for the Queen's Plate.

Glad to see I'm not alone - but if I was, that's ok, too. For all I know, he could run up the track and end up in the Queen's Plate. I'm really just rooting for him - he's a question mark, for sure.

The QP would be fine, but only if the colt proves he can't run with good American 3 year olds. It's nice that the option exists, though.

Is this just a pedigree thing? I'm not seeing anything else appealing about this horse.

He makes Uptowncharlybrown look like Point Given.

There's always some mediocre overrated A. P. Indy horse for the Risen Star ... some like Friesan Fire and the god awful Scipion win very unimpressively ... others like Indy Dancer get exposed before the hype train can get out of control.

This stellar Pletcher A. P. Indy below was actually favored over Badge of Silver in the Risen Star ...




I remember the Cradle Stakes at River Downs when Scipion faced Bellamy Road. I was trying to bet Bellamy Road - but I was at an off-track wagering parlor and all the mutuals went down five minutes before the race and didn't come back on till the race was over.

Speaking of TAP flops in the Risen Star. How could we forget about Harlington.

DrugS, your avatar looks like K.D. Lang wearing Harry Caray's sunglasses.