Breeders' Cup weekend

[Tahoe_Joe]

Here's an interesting interactive preview:

http://lang.dailynews.com/socal/editorial/breeders/breeders.html?source=rv

 

[trifectarich]

Five BC races Friday between 3:30 and 5:30 (Eastern).
Nine BC races Saturday between 1:10 and 6:45 (Eastern).

Weather should be perfect (low 80s and no chance of rain). Big Pick 6 on Saturday has a guaranteed pool of $3 million. Good luck to one and all.

 

[Frankyfiveangels]

Wow, really good stuff. Great execution.

 

[GB-Hack]

Some glitches in there, but overall a terrific effort.

I'd love to go out there one year to see it in person.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Some glitches in there, but overall a terrific effort.

I'd love to go out there one year to see it in person.

Wait two years and go to Churchill in '10, when they hold it over a real dirt track, rather than the plastic gunk they use at Anita.


WSJ writer stole my "plastic gunk" phrase in his BC writeup, today.

Niiiiiice.

 

[trifectarich]

Just finished my three-hour handicapping session. Whew! I need a cold beer . . . but not as much as I need some fast horses on Saturday afternoon.

For whatever it's worth . . .

My best play of the day is going to be Well Armed in the Dirt Mile.

I think the last three BC races have a good shot of being fabulous. There's a ton of speed in the Sprint (I give the edge to Cost of Freedom, who won at this track a month ago in 1:07.2) and I wouldn't be surprised to see half a dozen horses within two lengths of each other at the finish of the Turf.

In the Classic, I don’t profess to know what to expect out of Duke of Marmalade, Henrythenavigator and Raven's Pass; between them, they have 36 lifetime starts and every one of them on turf. You’d think for a $5 million race, the trainer would like to have at least one race in Classic conditions, no? Raven’s Pass and Henrythenavigator get first-time Lasix; Raven’s Pass also has Frankie Dettori up, which is never a bad thing in a big race. Certainly Curlin deserves to be the favorite, but I don't see him being a cinch.

Good luck to all, and let's keep our fingers crossed that we don't see that damn equine ambulance.

 

[lono]

I've got Travis Henry taking the big prize.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Hour and a half until Day I commences . . .

 

[Huggy]

Finished my handicapping an hour ago. Quite the slog this year with all those races.

My brother is much more into the track than me - he took today off to be ready for the races - and he has some Euro race contacts who inform him that Sixties Icon is the lock du jour tomorrow in the Marathon.

I started well on day one last year than went for a big ****.

Good luck to all this year.

 

[playthrough]

Duke of Marmalade is a fantastic name.

I echo the good vibes for a safe weekend.

 

[trifectarich]

Really good ride by Garrett Gomez in the first BC race, the Filly & Mare Sprint, and the track is really fast. Winning time over 7 furlongs is 1:19.90.

 

[Tahoe_Joe]

Zenyatta wins Ladies' Classic!

 

[GB-Hack]

Zenyatta wins Ladies' Classic!

Runs like that, and I know she does it every time, but it's still an amazing thing to watch.

Really good afternoon's racing.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Finished my handicapping an hour ago. Quite the slog this year with all those races.

My brother is much more into the track than me - he took today off to be ready for the races - and he has some Euro race contacts who inform him that Sixties Icon is the lock du jour tomorrow in the Marathon.

I started well on day one last year than went for a big ****.

Good luck to all this year.

Know the Europeans love Sixties Icon. He's the pronounced favorite in the books over there.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Duke of Marmalade is a fantastic name.

I echo the good vibes for a safe weekend.

'Tis a great name . . . but suspect with this, he'll be going to the well one time too many . . .

 

[Freelance Hack]

Some glitches in there, but overall a terrific effort.

I'd love to go out there one year to see it in person.

Wait two years and go to Churchill in '10, when they hold it over a real dirt track, rather than the plastic gunk they use at Anita.


WSJ writer stole my "plastic gunk" phrase in his BC writeup, today.

Niiiiiice.

I wouldn't be surprised if Churchill eventually adopts the "plastic gunk." Maybe not by 2010, but eventually they will.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Some glitches in there, but overall a terrific effort.

I'd love to go out there one year to see it in person.

Wait two years and go to Churchill in '10, when they hold it over a real dirt track, rather than the plastic gunk they use at Anita.


WSJ writer stole my "plastic gunk" phrase in his BC writeup, today.

Niiiiiice.

I wouldn't be surprised if Churchill eventually adopts the "plastic gunk." Maybe not by 2010, but eventually they will.

If they do, the game's over.

OVER.

O. V. E. R.

Two hundred and twenty years of selective breeding, down the crapper.

Just wait 'til you see the wagering numbers for this year's BC.
Take 'em race by race (not the gross), since there are more races.
They'll be down, and a large reason of it will be the reluctance of the sober to bet on ProRide races.

 

[Ben_Hecht]

Races over the gunk, yesterday, were stunningly predictable.

Rate off the pace.

Swing seven wide.

Blow by.

Oh, yeah. That's "racing".

Dirt "turn of foot"? Dirt "acceleration"? Not yesterday.

I may vomit.

 

[trifectarich]

Races over the gunk, yesterday, were stunningly predictable.

Rate off the pace.

Swing seven wide.

Blow by.

Oh, yeah. That's "racing".

Dirt "turn of foot"? Dirt "acceleration"? Not yesterday.

I may vomit.

Correct. Racing was far too predictable. Wasn't a horse in two days that came close to winning on the front.

 

[Moderator1]

Who beat the Classic?