I'll be going both days. Since I work 1/2 day on Fridays, I won't be there for the entire day on Friday, but will be there with bells on Saturday morning.

Anyone else planning on attending?

Let's start this thread off with .....

Bill of Rights, a full to Colonel John and Mr Hot Stuff, finished 2nd in the 2nd at Keeneland today.

The Ramseys, who claimed him before, won the race with another horse, and claimed back Bill of Rights, who prior to this race had won, I believe, 2 in a row on the turf.

My name has an unusual spelling, but there are a few horses with my name in them. 

If someone names a horse "Dreaming of Christina" I will bang my head against a wall. Aren't there enough "Dreaming of ..." horses yet? One just won the first @ Calder - Dreaming of Bella! Ack!

The coolest instance for me of "horses named after people I know" came when, in a stakes race @ Gulfstream, My Pal Chrisy and Appealing Stella made up the exacta. My mom's name was Stella (and the race was run just after she passed away 2 months ago). I was rooting for the horse with my mom's name to take that race, but she faded in the stretch.

As for my buddy Dave in TJ Mex, he's got a slew of horses with his name, the funniest of which is Poker Dave (chuckle!).

Poor Forty Tales, he's the Rodney Dangerfield of racing. He and Joel get along; he's the obvious choice here.

Bold Ruler H. (Grade III)
Purse $200,000. A Handicap For Three-Year-Olds And Upward. No nomination fee. $2,000 to pass the entry box. A supplemental nomination fee of $4,000 in addition to the entry fee can be made at any time prior to the publications of weights. All starters including supplemental nominees will receive a $1,000 rebate. The purse to be divided 60% to the winner, 20% to second, 10% to third, 5% to fourth, 3% to fifth and 2% divided equally among the remaining finishers. A trophy will be presented to the winning owner. Closed Saturday, October 12, 2013 with 27 Nominations. Seven Furlongs.
P#    PP    Horse    Virtual
Stable    A/S    Med    Jockey    Wgt    Trainer    M/L
1    1    Forty Tales (KY)               3/C    L    J Rosario    119    T A Pletcher    3/1
2    2    Big Screen (KY)               4/C    L    I Ortiz, Jr.    117    T Albertrani    4/1
3    3    Saturday's Charm (KY)       4/C    L    J R Velazquez    116    S M Asmussen    10/1
4    4    Politicallycorrect (KY)       4/G    L    J Castellano    116    W A Ward    5/1
5    5    Clearly Now (KY)               3/C    L    J Lezcano    117    B A Lynch    6/1
6    6    Strapping Groom (KY)       6/H    L    J Alvarado    122    D Jacobson    9/5

Race 9 - 5:06 PM     Exacta, Trifecta (.50), Super (.10), Double Wagers
STAKES
   
Turnback the Alarm H. (Grade III)
Purse $200,000. A Handicap For Fillies And Mares Three Years Old And Upward. No nomination fee. $2,000 to pass the entry box. A supplemental nomination fee of $4,000 in addition to the entry fee can be made at any time prior to the publication of weights. All starters including supplemental nominees will receive a $1,000 rebate. The purse to be divided 60% to the winner, 20% to second, 10% to third, 5% to fourth, 3% to fifth and 2% divided equally among the remaining finishers. A trophy will be presented to the winningowner. Closed Saturday, October 12, 2013 with 27 Nominations. One And One Sixteenth Miles.
P#    PP    Horse    Virtual
Stable    A/S    Med    Jockey    Wgt    Trainer    M/L
1    1    Fantasy of Flight (KY)       5/M    L    J R Velazquez    116    T A Pletcher    9/2
2    2    Street Secret (KY)               5/M    L    J Castellano    116    C C Brown    3/1
3    3    Lady Cohiba (KY)               4/F    L    J Alvarado    116    C Clement    6/1
4    4    Stanwyck (KY)                       4/F    L    A O Solis    114    J A Shirreffs    20/1
5    5    Moon Philly (PA)               4/F    L    C H Velasquez    115    M J Trombetta    10/1
6    6    Centring (KY)                       5/M    L    J Rosario    117    T Albertrani    2/1
7    7    Royal Lahaina (KY)               5/M    L    J L Ortiz    116    T A Pletcher    6/1
8    8    Roman Invader (KY)       6/M    L    D Cohen    116    D Jacobson    12/1

As much as I like the stretch out for Fantasy of Flight here, it's hard to go against Centring, the 3rd place finisher in the Beldame.

Since he's in my VS, I'll start with Goldencents, who scorched his 5F @ SA this morning ...

Goldencents (3-Year-Old Colt)
Date: October 25, 2013
Track: SANTA ANITA PARK
Distance: Five Furlongs
Time: 58:40 Handily
Track Condition: Fast
Surface: Dirt
Rank: 1/38

Joe Talamo's been working Moreno, who will be in the BC Dirt Mile.  I don't think he'll be THAT big of a longshot (Golden Cents, if entered here, will probably be one of the favorites), but if he can relax, I could see him upsetting.  Too bad the horse has such a er .... bleepity-bleep for a trainer.

What a shame. I really enjoyed him. A hard-knocking, hard-trying horse.  Hasta la vista to Paynter's brother-in-blood.

http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/81591/classic-winner-oxbow-to-taylor-made-stallions

I always wanted to make this thread over on TBC and somehow never did. This is a good opportunity to do it here!

Wednesday @ Laurel, a Tiznow filly who seems to be on the upswing won another race on the turf. Her name, unfortunately, should be in the "Worst Names" thread.  Her name is Thegalthatwasaboy.

Tiz The Truth worked 3f MT ft in :36.80 H (2/9) at SA, 10/24/13.  He's entered in an allowance later in the week.

Ok I'll start the board rolling. Who are your picks for the Breeders' Cup? Someone needs to get Bal over here with PPs