7/18 (CNL): Virginia Derby (G2); Virginia Oaks (G3)

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Right, because Battle of Hastings would need a bus ticket to get 12 furlongs.

NT

More because you have to go back to 1989 to find an American based 3yo that has actually won the race. In the rare instance that a foreign horse doesn't win the BC Turf it is usually an older American horse, not a 3yo.

[Gander]

Good betting race, a few decent alternatives to the 2 favorites (Hastings & Nicanor), who are both very vulnerable.

I put the number of people who decide to attend this race for the reason that Nicanor and or Battle of Hastings is in here at about 11. Neither horse is even close to marketable from the standpoint of getting fans to come out and not go to a barbecue, the ocean or stay home and cut the lawn. The track would have been better off giving away a free cooler than inventing a headline that just isnt going to drive attendance.

Nice little race to bet on if you dont like the 2 horses who will be in the 2/1 range.