4 more days until the 3 year old season

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by PeteMugg

Guess that's the beauty of this sport, seems there's always something just around the corner.

We're all familiar with some of the big name 2YOs ... anyone have a new name or two we can all keep an eye on?

Just my short list , not graded stakes winners or horses "in the headlines" like Nobiz, Street Sense, Any Give Saturday etc., but several look to be training for a start soon or are coming off maiden wins. First Defence, and Frankel's other trainee Les Grande Trois will most likely not be Derby bound. Still have some more in my Virtual Stable I'm looking forward too, but I should get some work done today....

Diamond Fever - Seeking the Gold - Radiant Ring (Halo) trained by Matz

Electricity - Storm Cat - Heavenly Prize. Phipps/McGaughy full brother to Good Reward, Pure Prize

First Defence - Unbridled's Song - Honest Lady. Frankel/Juddmonte half brother to Phantom Rose.

Gabriel's Hill - A.P. Indy - Lailani Darley & trained by Eoin Harty

Grasshopper - Dixie Union - Grass Skirt. Farish/Howard

Longley - Seeking the Gold - Personal Girl. Graham Motion trainer

Mandurah - A.P. Indy - Morning Pride. Another Darley boy trained by Harty

Marchfield - A.P. Indy - Pico Teneriffe...canadian bred, Queens Plate bound for Melynk?

Mr. Sidney - Storm Cat - Tomisues Delight $3.9M yearling, LOVED this guy, 3/4 to Bluegrass Cat bought by Circle E & trained by Kimmel

No Reply - Deputy Commander - Regrets Only. Darley purchased for $475OBSMAR, trained by McLaughlin

Point Gold - Point Given - La Chaposa (PER) Mott trained 1/2 to You and I and Chaposa Springs

Point of Reason - Forest Camp - Pretty Reason. $825K FTFEB Winstar/Pletcher

Positive Force - Storm Cat - Brushed Halory. $2.2M Darley purchase

Ravel - son of fupeg, trained by Pletcher broke maiden at Hollywood

Sahara Heat - A.P. Indy - Sahara Gold

Sam P - Cat Thief - Affirmed Legacy (Affirmed) recent winner at Churchill for Pletcher

Sandwaki - 1/2 to Quiet Royal, dam is a 1/2 sister to Dare and Go. Group 3 winning colt in France, now trained by Pletcher

Seeking No More - Dynaformer - out of very useful dam, Seeking Regina

Shaami - Gone West - Keeper Hill. Shadwell/McLaughlin connections

Time Squared - Fupeg - Indy Glory $1.05M KEEAPR. Biancone trainer

[todko]

That's a nice list Sightseek. This crop may not turn out as good as '06 but there should be some big surprises over the next few months. I'm thinking some horse is going to come outta nowhere and knock off the big names.

The Barbaro layoff is definitely going to make trainers try to get into the Derby by taking the minimum number of shots at it per horse. Maybe some nag that ran 12 times before the 1st Saturday in May will step up and win big.

Interesting to see how the artificial tracks play into it also. The Bluegrass might re-assert itself as a premier prep race instead of producing flukes like Sin Min and whoever won it the year before (Bandini?).

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by todko

That's a nice list Sightseek. This crop may not turn out as good as '06 but there should be some big surprises over the next few months. I'm thinking some horse is going to come outta nowhere and knock off the big names.

Interesting to see how the artificial tracks play into it also. The Bluegrass might re-assert itself as a premier prep race instead of producing flukes like Sin Min and whoever won it the year before (Bandini?).

My ultimate dream is that Most Distinguished breaks his maiden in a big stakes and goes on to win the Derby. (I liked him as a yearling and he has been teasing me with 2nd or 3rd place finishes all summer long )

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

My ultimate dream is that Most Distinguished breaks his maiden in a big stakes and goes on to win the Derby. (I liked him as a yearling and he has been teasing me with 2nd or 3rd place finishes all summer long )

I think my Kate Beckinsale dream has a better chance of coming true.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I think my Kate Beckinsale dream has a better chance of coming true.

I think you're probably right.
He's got to break his maiden one of these days.......

[smuthg]

Has anyone heard anything positive about Perfect Vow? He's owned by Steppenwolfer's connections so I assume he'll be taking the Oaklawn path if they are trying to get to the Derby two years in a row...

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Time Squared - Fupeg - Indy Glory $1.05M KEEAPR. Biancone trainer

Entered today in the 5th at Santa Anita!

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Entered today in the 5th at Santa Anita!

Some nice horses in the maiden...

Baffert has Silver Light - sibling to Strong Contender, coming off the layoff after shin trouble, met Stormello & Dilemma in first start and should love the stretch out.

Forward Commitment (8-1), Level Red and Southernmostpoint (8-1) all look solid too.

[Sightseek]

Crickey, Time Squared is one awesome looking horse. Biancone said on HRTV he doesn't expect a win, but what a looker...

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Crickey, Time Squared is one awesome looking horse. Biancone said on HRTV he doesn't expect a win, but what a looker...

More than a high-priced pretty face, Time Squared just missed behind Level Red.

[Sightseek]

Count Fleet Stakes this weekend is shaping up with No Reply, Johannesburg Star, Here to Please, Pink Viper and Sir Whimsey. Summer Doldrums & Believeinmenow are listed as possibles.

Lawrence the Roman is sitting out until the Whirlaway.