4/12 (GP): Holy Bull (Gr. III)

[jcs11204]

Originally Posted by Kasept

Chief Bear
Dream Maestro
Famous Patriot
Mambo Meister

Hey Byrn *
Web Gem *
Samba Rooster *

this disgusts me. does a win in this give enough graded earnings to make the derby ? i hope not.

[cakes44]

$90,000 to 1st place. Even if Hey Bern wins and gets to $140,000, he would still likely be on the outside looking in.

[lemoncrush]

interesting that this race was moved so far back into calendar, and also lengthened to 1-3/16. Seems like a Preakness prep now more than anything, and winning this race won't get you into the Derby field unless you already have 40-50K in graded earnings in the bank.

[SniperSB23]

A really stupid decision to move this race.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

A really stupid decision to move this race.

Think this race is more of a setup for the Preakness, then it is the derby, although Gulfstream would like to think it would be for the Derby

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Scav

Think this race is more of a setup for the Preakness, then it is the derby, although Gulfstream would like to think it would be for the Derby

Look at the prospective field. This race won't be setting up anything but a cheap G3 on the resume. At one mile on Donn weekend it would have drawn a very good field.

[jcs11204]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Look at the prospective field. This race won't be setting up anything but a cheap G3 on the resume. At one mile on Donn weekend it would have drawn a very good field.

yes sir, if i recall correctly the donn card was not the greatest either.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Enough of the prep races @ GP already! That meet is way to way long.

[bogeydaman]

Look at the prospective field. This race won't be setting up anything but a cheap G3 on the resume. At one mile on Donn weekend it would have drawn a very good field..

Not sure about that. The Swale was Donn Handicap day and it was quite frankly one of the worst 3 year old G2 fields I have seen at GP in quite some time. I don't see the argument that if the race was run a furlong and a half longer and lesser its grade status it will "draw a very good field" compared to the Swale.