He wins the RB Lewis at 40-1, I don't believe. He wins the SA Derby, nah, I don't beleive. He wins the KY Derby, so many bad trips, I don't beleive. He wins the Preakness with a desperate stretch run, I don't know what to believe. I'm going to root for him!
Nice handicapping, Brian. Good luck in NY!
Creative Cause, Union Rags, Alpha, Gemologist. Good luck everyone!
Breakfast at Saratoga is a real treat, and it comes with a floor show!
Alpha is my pick (right now, anyway) he has a problem with the gate, but has been schooled several times since his last race. We'll see this weekend. If anyone can get an Indian Charlie to go 10f it is Jonathon Sheppard. I would love to see him pull a Charlie Wittingham, who didn't win a derby untill he was in his 70's.
Simply awesome, she reminds me of Black Caviar, racing in her own world. The others are there to keep her company before and after the race. Looking forward to her meeting Royal Delta. Hoping for a dead heat! By the way, Mucho Macho Man was good too!
Sounds good to me!! I'm in!
I like Alpha at 75-1, by Bernardin out of a Nijinsky II mare, owner by Godolphin. He ran 2nd in the Champagne in his second start. Here's hoping!
Quoting from THE GREAT ONES, published by the Bloodhorse in 1970. A contemporary writer observed: "Man o' War is the champion. He never was so great as he was in defeat . . . He overcame two of his rider's errors and would have made amends for the third if it had not been committed so close to the winning post. He stood a drive such as no other colt had been asked to do in the last 20 years without flinching . . . Never will his courage be questioned henceforth. It was an unknown quality, for he had never before been put to test. When the test came, he was not found wanting . . ."
About Star Billing, she ran the last quarter in 22 4/5. I expect big things from her next year.