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2009 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1)

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Date/Track:
10/3/2009, Belmont Park
Distance:
1 1/4 m (Dirt)
Age/Sex:
3+ M
Time:
2:02.51

What the Nation is saying about the 2009 Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1)...

A trio of contenders for the Oct. 3 $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup (gr. I) had their final tune-ups for the 1 1/4-mile race on a busy morning at Belmont Park Sept. 26.Read More
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  • travel_vic · those stands were bulit for a different time · 231 days ago ·
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  • notobsessed · football season probably keeps some from attending · 230 days ago ·
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The somewhat universal belief, as the calendar turned to October, was that Summer Bird and Quality Road as 3YOs were better than their elders, specifically Stephen Foster winner Macho Again.  The three of them were to meet and settle it on the track and the spot was the Jockey Club Gold Cup, th...Read More
Summer Bird won Saturday's Jockey Club Gold Cup capping-off an awesome season in New York which included wins in the Belmont Stakes and Travers. The last horse to make the sweep was Temperence Hill in 1980.Read More
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  • rossington · I think if he win's the Classic he should be considered for HOY. Also, what if Zenyatta wins the Lady's Secret, runs her record to 13-0 (tying Personal Ensign) and then came back and beat the boys in the B.C. Classic, ending her season or maybe even her career at 14-0. If that scenario comes to pass,IMO, how could you deny her at the very least co-HOY? · 1323 days ago ·
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  • Medlocke · I noticed on their cover page underneath the picture of SummerBird that it says SummerBird completed the sweep or tri-fecta of the 3 New York races, then stated that it hadn't been done since Temperence Hill did it in 1980. Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't Easy Goer the last to do it in 1989? · 1323 days ago ·
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There’s no way to say this without sounding like a disparagement of Summer Bird, who owes me absolutely nothing. He saved me in the Belmont Stakes and made me a Travers celebrity for 15 minutes. I owe him. Read More
  • medlocke · Summer Bird, too, saved me in the Belmont. I had him $10.00 ATB, and he was 11-1, which netted me almost $200. That said, his performance was excellent today. I thought Quality Road would win this race, and still have to wonder if on a dry track if Quality Road may still be able to beat Summer Bird. Because Q.R. ran at him very gamely,even after seeming to not like the mud at Saratoga in the Travers and still came close to winning. But I take nothing away from S.B. He ran like a true champion today, and I wish him all the best. I do look forward to the day that Quality Road gets to race Summer Bird and other top competitors on a dry track. That's when his speed will really show itself and on that day he may turn the tables and get at least a small measure of revenge. · 1323 days ago ·
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6:12 PM The Grade I races are over and here are some initial observations: 1.) Todd Pletcher’s Grade I losing streak will end soon.  I promise. 2.) Summer Bird is a very, very nice horse and is a deserving winner of the Eclipse for champion 3YO.  Read More
In most races, a keen understanding of handicapping and tools such as Ragozin speed figures are usually the key elements in selecting a winner. Yet in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup Stakes (G1) today at Belmont Park you need to add one other item to the list: a degree in meteorology. Read More
First of all, I must say it is good to be back posting again and it is also great to have started off a new phase of my career with Opening Day at Turf Paradise. The Luke Kruytbosch Stakes was an unbelievableRead More
The Grade 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup will be run at Belmont Park on Saturday, October 3rd, and the favorite for the ten furlong test will likely be Belmont Stakes (G1) and Travers (G1) hero Summer Bird. He is the other bird no more, and he has become especially dangerous since adding blinkers and showin...Read More
  • medlocke · I'll give Summer Bird credit where credit is due. Winning the Belmont and the Travers is more than respectable. But even his tactical speed and stalking trip will not help him on Saturday if the Belmont track stays dry. Quality Road's speed on a dry track, I think, will just prove to much for Summer Bird to tackle. As a matter of fact, I wouldn't be surprise to see it be Macho Again making the big run at and trying to catch Quality Road just like he did against Rachael Alexandra. · 1325 days ago ·
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  • mdracing69 · Summer Bird does have some advantages in the JC Gold Cup. He is a grade one winner at Big Sandy and exits a grade one victory at ten furlongs. He has enough tactical speed to keep Quality Road in his sights as well. That being said, I still think Quality Road will prevail on Saturday. Summer Bird may have peaked in the Travers, while Quality Road should be rounding back to his Florida Derby form. Probably not a great betting race but I'll be glued to the TV nonetheless. · 1325 days ago ·
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The son of Elusive Quality worked five furlongs in 1:01.14 in preparation for his next start Oct. 3 in the Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational (gr. I).Read More
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  • gardenesque1 · I would love to see Quality Road bring his A game and turn the tables on Summer Bird in the Gold Cup. Should be an interesting race. · 1336 days ago ·
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  • medlocke · I've loved this colt from the very beginning. He really has impressive speed. He was definitely going to be my pick in the Kentucky Derby if he had made it there. His races in the Fountain of Youth and the Florida Derby were just a sign of what I thought were things to come. Even most recently in the Amsterdam Stakes, even with it being only 6 furlongs, you could still tell he's got it. I really think you can throw out the Travers on this horse because he got roughed up out of the gate and he just definitly didn't like that muddy Saratoga track. If he runs on a dry Belmont track saturday, with that outside post position, I say he wins the Jockey Club Gold Cup. · 1325 days ago ·
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I agree midracing69. I'm not knocking Summer Bird. He accomplished some this summer. But if the speed of the Amsterdam or the Quality Road that showed up in the Fountain of Youth and the Florida Derby is there, I think Macho again would more likely run at him than Summer Bird. I think if Quality Road had stayed healthy and ran all season, we probably wouldn't even be talking that much about summer bird. When Q.R. is on, he's the best 3 yr. old colt in the country, in my opinion.
Been waiting for Quality Road to run back after troubled Travers journey. Don't know how much value he will offer, but I would love to see him turn the tables on Summer Bird in the JC Gold Cup. The Pletcher trainee is perfectly posted and should have every chance to prove he is the top 3yo colt in the land.
Be forwarned.... Sette E Mezzo is an improving horse that is somewhat unproven on dirt. He should appreciate the distance and a decent post for a change. He comes in off a 99 Beyer on the grass over a wide trip. He could pick up some pieces on Saturday... and who knows where he shows up next. Also get the benefit of Desormeaux - off.
Rossington - That's a good point. It's also interesting that the fan poll on the home page has quickly established Quality Road as a favorite over Summer Bird.
Absolutely cigar. I was just telling my wife yesterday that other than Quality Road not liking that Saratoga mud, he got bumped and jostled around pretty good when they broke in the Travers. I think drawing the outside post is perfect for him in a small field like this. If that speed shows up and holds up distance wise, I say he'll win the Gold Cup. I look for Macho Again to be running at him at the end more than I do Summer Bird.
You have to LOVE the trip Quality Road will likely sit... right off the speed, first-run and clear sailing with his outside draw. No one talks about how he was slammed out of the gate in Travers, yet he still ran on.
Summer Bird (shown) and Quality Road, live bullets in the race for the 3-year-old Eclipse, will take-on elders in the grade one Jockey Club Gold Cup, the marquee race on a stellar card at Big Sandy on Saturday.Read More
After standing in the gate, Belmont S. (G1) and Travers S. (G1) winner SUMMER BIRD (Birdstone) opened up through the stretch during his gallop at Belmont Park Wednesday morning, and schooled between races in the afternoon as trainer Tim Ice put the finishing touches on the colt's preparations for Sa...Read More
The New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) has announced that it will offer a $500,000 Guaranteed All Grade 1 Pick 4 on Jockey Club Gold Cup Day, Saturday, October 3 at Belmont Park. All four races will be televised during the MSG Plus and Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) broadcast from 4:30 – 6...Read More
It’s been far too long since I updated this little spot but the racing season goes through a bit of a lull between the start of the Belmont meet and the beginning of the final Breeders’ Cup prep season.  Read More
Belmont Stakes and Travers winner Summer Bird reaffirmed his affinity for Belmont Park's main track Saturday morning with a visually-impressive five-furlong workout in 59.99 seconds as he prepares for a start in the $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup here on Oct. 3.Read More

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