Country Star

[blackthroatedwind]

I barely remember her dam.

I won't be shocked if Country Star handles the dirt but I will bet against her on that surface at a short price.

[parsixfarms]

Assuming that Country Star and Indian Blessing were in the same race and were the same price, who would you play? I'd take Country Star.

Also, given Frankel's desire for time off with his horses, I'd be surprised if Country Star ran in a race like the Ashland. If my memory serves me right, when Flute and Keeper Hill won the KY Oaks, their last race was the Santa Anita Oaks.

[freddymo]

Indian Blessing will be ruined in no time. She has done enough. Country Star's turn of foot was extremely impressive. I doubt dirt is going to be any issue. The good ones run on anything. Who cares about dirt anyway?

[Linny]

What's the distance? CS is 2 for 2 in G1 2 turn races. Not bad, on any surface.

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by Linny

What's the distance? CS is 2 for 2 in G1 2 turn races. Not bad, on any surface.

Two-turn 8.5F.

[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

Assuming that Country Star and Indian Blessing were in the same race and were the same price, who would you play? I'd take Country Star.

Also, given Frankel's desire for time off with his horses, I'd be surprised if Country Star ran in a race like the Ashland. If my memory serves me right, when Flute and Keeper Hill won the KY Oaks, their last race was the Santa Anita Oaks.

I'd take Indian Blessing without any hesitation. I always take quality speed over a horse that needs help from others.

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by Cardus

I know that Flute's last race before running in the Oaks was the Santa Anita Oaks. I thought that Keeper Hill ran in the Ashland against Banshee Breeze though.

Looking back at the stakes histories for the Ashland, it doesn't appear that either Keeper Hill (I'm still thinking SA Oaks) or Banshee Breeze ran in the Ashland (I think BB's last race before the Oaks was the Bonnie Miss); neither placed if they did.

FYI, Rings a Chime won the 2000 version, by a nose over Zoftig, with Circle of Life (dam of Circular Quay, The Roundhouse) third. She was trained by Lonnie Arterburn, and time for the race on a "good" track was 1:44.2.