Bluegrass Cat

[Betsy]

Mike, I was really impressed with the Cat today- he's always been kind of one paced, but not today. The race was over as soon as he made his move.

I'm really looking forward to the Travers this year. I have all the confidence in the world in Bernardini because I think he could be a great one, but if I am wrong, I will come here and take my lumps. It's only fair after all the yapping I've done about him!

I thought Bluegrass Cat was a wash out in the post parade as well but the best-bred horse in America showed what he was all about. In my opinion, much more impressive on this day than Bernadini has shown. From a breeding standpoint, this colt is the best stallion prospect that's proven his worth on the track. Only problem is with Storm Cat-Indy-Mr. P right after another, its going to limit the mare population this guy sees.

[Gander]

That was an awesome performance today. If nothing else, this will definetely help Bernardini's win price in the Travers.
At least it wont be a total runaway.

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by Gander

That was an awesome performance today. If nothing else, this will definetely help Bernardini's win price in the Travers.
At least it wont be a total runaway.

I wasn't intending to bet Bernardini in the Travers simply because I don't care about winning money; I just want this horse to win. However, if I'm going to get a square price on him, I'll wager as much as I can afford to lose. I really just hope it's a fast track so no one has any excuses

[Gander]

Not sure what happened to Strong Contender. A buddy of mine said he was fast enough to be on the lead if teh jockey wanted the lead, but he broke last.

Anyone have a take on how he ran? I watched the race at Saratoga and they had no sound where I was, and just an awful picture.

Originally Posted by Gander

Not sure what happened to Strong Contender. A buddy of mine said he was fast enough to be on the lead if teh jockey wanted the lead, but he broke last.

Anyone have a take on how he ran? I watched the race at Saratoga and they had no sound where I was, and just an awful picture.

You tell Albertrani that a guy name Pletcher is looking for him. lets get it on!!!!!!!!

[LARHAGE]

Originally Posted by oracle80

You tell Albertrani that a guy name Pletcher is looking for him. lets get it on!!!!!!!!

I can't wait to see what Bernardini can do if he actually gets a challenge, that will be the exciting thing, I think Deputy Glitters ran about as well as Flower Alley.

[GenuineRisk]

Does anyone know where I can find a free video of the race? I forgot to set my DVR (stupid GR) and missed it and stupid ESPN is only showing the stretch run for some reason.

I should note I'm a mac user-- calracing.com doesn't work on macs.

Originally Posted by LARHAGE

I can't wait to see what Bernardini can do if he actually gets a challenge, that will be the exciting thing, I think Deputy Glitters ran about as well as Flower Alley.

Yeah I know, you just keep bashing Todd!! The guy has by all accounts(I'm sure even his own) a bad weekend yet manages a 3rd in the Whitney, a win in the Matchmaker stakes yesterday, a win in the million dollar Haskell, and an allowance win at the Spa yesterday. I guess he should be looking for some rope to hang himself with. His stable banked a million bucks this past week.

[Downthestretch55]

Dang, I'm trying to load some pics that my friend sent me from Monmouth today, but I'm basically puter illiterate.
If anyone knows how to do it, pm me with your e-mail and I'll forward them to you.

[Gander]

That field he beat didnt suck either. He would have probably beaten a lot of fields too. Total mind bet for me in that race on Strong Contender. If he was slightly higher I would have jumped in and gotten very beat.

[Betsy]

The thing I wonder about is how much did this race take out of Bluegrass Cat? Because the Haskell is a grade 1, $1 million race, you can't use it as a prep for the Travers.........and Pletcher didn't. Can BC improve off of this? He could bounce big time, if you believe in that stuff. On the other hand, the Jim Dandy was clearly a prep for Bernardini and he absolutely jogged home under restraint. As Jerry Bailey and Randy Moss pointed out on that telecast, Castellano clearly was trying to save horse for the Travers because Bernardini needs that race to have a chance at the Eclipse. I believe even more improvement is forthcoming for that colt; can we say the same for BC? I'm not sure. This race had to take a lot out of him. Boy, these are going to be the longest three weeks. I'm ready for the Travers now.

[skippy3481]

Gander,
I thought strong contender ran his typical race. He lunged toward the rail out of the gate and altered his path a couple of times before settling into midpack around the turn. After that he simply just was not fast enough to keep up with BC. All in all an average perfomance, but he was not going to catch BC.

[pdrift1]

lookout travers here comes the CAT!!!!!!!!!

[jpops757]

Da Cat does impresive things without looking impressive. A overwhelming winthat untill you look back at it, you just assume he was the best horse in the race and won like he should. After looking at the race you wonder how any horse horse could have won against him in this race. This should grade out one of the most powerful 3yr old performances this year. Wondering if he dosent turn back and run against Bernadini, where will he run and prepare for the BC. Does it make sense to wait for CD and make his BC prep there. The 20 days coud be the big factor and not evading the compition. Also The Bright Onne might have entered the mix with his nice showing in the undercard.