No Wood for Circular Quay

[zippyneedsawin]

Originally Posted by philcski

I second that. Andy, you nailed it. Sending AGS to the Wood is the RIGHT move, from an earnings perspective as well as profile perspective... but why can't CQ at least run around the track in the Blue Grass if he's sound?!? Who cares if he finishes 3rd, 4th, 5th if it sets him up better for the big day (worked out just find for his charge last year)? Isn't that the point of a PREP?

For a guy as smart as Pletcher, he's making a really dumb move if CQ is sound enough to run this week or next and training him up to the Derby.

I completely agree with you. If he's OK, you'd think TP would want to get some sort of prep in him. even if he just jogs around the track in a race like the blue grass. pulling CQ and sending AGS to the wood with the field the way it's shaping up makes perfect sense from a graded earnings perspective, but NOT placing CQ in another prep in favor of training up to the derby sends up a red flag to me.