4/10 (KEE): Blue Grass, Commonwealth, Wiley, Shakertown

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

I know we knew who was showing up for quite some time and I could have unleashed my onslaught prior to now but it is an absolute shame what the Blue Grass has become. 7 of the 9 entrants are eligible for a N1X. The field collectively has among it two allowance wins, 3 maiden wins, and a weak G3 on dirt.

Granted the last three or four runnings of the Blue Grass on dirt were a joke but this race is just laughable.

The Jenny Wiley is a terrific race, though, and at least that bails out the other three very forgettable stakes races.

NT

Obviously there is a much stronger turf flavor than usual for a TC prep race but nw1x horses are the norm now in TC preps. You have 4 horses coming in off of stakes wins, a multiple stakes winner (on turf) coming off a close 2nd to the SA Derby winner, the obligatory pletcher coming off a third in the FOY to the Derby fav and the FL derby runner up (by a nose) who is having something close to a 1980's style TC prep campaign.

That race is the 98BC Classic compared to the Commonwealth. That is a disgraceful group of horses for a gr 2 250k race.