Well, it seems like Albano is the only entrant out of the Pegasus. A shame about Ring Weekend not finishing.
It will be interesting to see who lines up for this race.
There may be some shooters from the July 5th Long Branch Stakes.
I keep hoping Shared Belief might enter if everything goes right in the Los Alamitos Derby.
And if he, Candy Boy and Bayern, finish 1-2-3 maybe we'll have three entrants from that race.
What happened to Ring Weekend?
He was pulled up during the race, but reports from Mr. Motion suggest that it was precautionary and he is fine.
He seemed to go right to the lead in the race with some quick fractions and to me I did not think that was his racing style, but I may have him confused with someone else.
Then he faded after about three quarters of a mile and was pulled up in the stretch and walked off.
Another Haskell Prep this weekend...with the Long Branch Stakes...
I do not recognize anyone...
Monmouth Park - Saturday, July 5, 2014
Race 11 - Post Time - 5:43 PM
Long Branch S.
Monmouth Park STAKES
Purse $100,000. For Three-Year-Olds. By subscription of $100 each, which should accompany the nomination, $1,000 to pass the entry box and $500 to start. The owner of the winner to receive $60,000, $20,000 to second, $10,000 to third, $6,000 to fourth, $3,000 to fifth and $2,000 to sixth through last. Weight: 123 Lbs. Non-winners of a sweepstakes in 2014 allowed 2 Lbs.; $40,000 once since February 6, 2014, 4 Lbs.; $30,000 once since April 6, 2014, 6 Lbs. (Maiden, claiming, and state bred allowance races not considered.)The winning owner to receive a trophy. Closed Saturday, June 21, 2014 with 25 nominations. A $2,000 supplemental nomination, which included all fees, was made at time of entry, Wednesday, July 2, 2014. One And One Sixteenth Miles.
PP Horse Virtual
Stable A/S Med Jockey Wgt Trainer
1 Encryption (KY) 3/C L P Lopez 117 K J Breen
2 Irish You Well (KY) 3/C L O Bocachica117 W M Catalano
3 Pass the Coffee (KY) 3/R L J Bravo 117 N P Zito
4 Misconnect (KY) 3/R L J Bravo 121 T A Pletcher
5 Meadowood (KY) 3/C L A Castellano, Jr.123 D S Ryan
6 Wise Child (NJ) 3/C L A Castellano, Jr. 117 J J Tammaro, III
7 Just Call Kenny (VA) 3/C L J Pimentel 123 P B McBurney
8 All Tied Up (KY) 3/C L G Saez 117 T A Pletcher
9 Tiz'naz (KY) 3/C L S Elliott 123 J C Servis
Owners: 1 - Stoneway Farm ; 2 - Donegal Racing ; 3 - Hurricane Boys Racing Stable ; 4 - Repole Stable ; 5 - Stonestreet Stables and G. Bolton ; 6 - Roseland Farm Stable ; 7 - ABL Stb., Bossone, Cahill, Donnely & PHF ; 8 - Dogwood Stable ; 9 - Main Line Racing Stable
Breeders: 1 - Greenwood Lodge Farm; 2 - Dell Hancock & Bernie Sams; 3 - Paula W. Cline & David V. Hall; 4 - Alpha Delta Stables, LLC; 5 - Scott Dilworth; 6 - John Bowers, Jr.; 7 - Althea Richards; 8 - Chris Cahill & Kirt Cahill; 9 - Spendthrift Farm LLC
Other possible runners for the Haskell include:
Untapable coming off her June 28th win in the Mother Goose...do we see any similarities to another horse in 2009?
G1 Haskell Stakes?
G1 Mother Goose
G1 Kentucky Oaks
The G1 Coaching Club American Oaks might still be a consideration for her as well, since running in the Haskell would only give her a three week rest between the Haskell and the Alabama Stakes.
And then there is:
Wildcat Red coming off a win in the Quality Road...
Bayern coming off a win in the 7 furlong Woody Stephens...
Social Inclusion coming off a 3rd in the Woody Stephens...
Medal Count coming off a 3rd in the Belmont Stakes...
Albano winner of the Pegasus Stakes at Monmouth...
And I continue to believe if Shared Belief is dominant in the Los Alamitos Derby he too could feature here.
Heartbroken I will not be able to see Shared Belief in the Haskell and perhaps not in person racing again if they decide to sell/retire him after the 2014 Pacific and Breeders Cup Classics.
Heard Social Inclusion may be pointing to the Haskell.
And perhaps Bayern will as well.
Irish You Well, the Long Branch Stakes winner, is likely headed to the Haskell.
Tonalist we know is headed to the Jim Dandy. He'll likely be taking the NY route to the Breeders Cup Classic with the Travers and Jockey Club Gold Cup on his dance card.
Wicked Strong will likely be following the same route with Jimmy Jerkens, though if he does not perform well in the Travers Stakes, I could see him head to the Pennsylvania Derby to try and build some confidence for the Breeders Cup Classic.
I do wonder if Untapable may try the Woodward like Rachel Alexandra did if she is successful in the Haskell. Then the Beldame and Distaff. This would give her an impressive record of six G1 wins, two against males...and certainly put her in contention for Horse of the Year honors.
I do wonder where all the G1 Derby Prep, Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes horses have gone.
Save the tragic loss of Intense Holiday and a couple of injuries, it seems only a fraction of them are running now.
And now its been reported that General A Rod may go as well as the runner up in the Long Branch.
The field is shaping up pretty good, but I still wonder where:
Dance with Fate...I know he just scratched and is sticking to the turf...
Vicar's In Trouble...I know he last finished 3rd in the Iowa Derby...
Wicked Strong...heading to the Jim Dandy
Samraat....heading to the Jim Dandy
Hoppertunity....
Wildcat Red just won the Quality Road as noted above.
Chitu....
Tapiture just won the Matt Winn
Uncle Sigh....was to be entered in the Long Branch...
Candy Boy....just finished 2nd in the Los Alamitos Derby...
Harry's Holiday....working at Churchill
Commanding Curve...working at Churchill...
Pablo Del Monte...working at Churchill...
Noble Moon...working at Belmont...
Big Bazinga...last work June 1st at Woodbine...
Coastline...last run in the Penn Mile on May 31st...
Strong Mandate...nothing since his last race...
Thanks for the food for thought!
In Trouble...no races since June 7th allowance race where he finished 9th
Cleburne...training at Churchill Downs
Commissioner...no works since Belmont Stakes...
Conquest Titan...6th in the Matt Winn
Casiguapo...2nd in the Cherokee Run Stakes at Gulfstream Park
Asserting Bear...3rd in the Queensplate at Woodbine
We Miss Artie...4th in the Queensplate...
Quote from: Man o Taz on July 09, 2014, 07:16:04 AM
We Miss Artie...4th in the Queensplate...
He's going to the Haskell?
Quote from: Man o Taz on July 03, 2014, 07:30:53 AM
Other possible runners for the Haskell include:
Untapable coming off her June 28th win in the Mother Goose...do we see any similarities to another horse in 2009?
G1 Haskell Stakes?
G1 Mother Goose
G1 Kentucky Oaks
The G1 Coaching Club American Oaks might still be a consideration for her as well, since running in the Haskell would only give her a three week rest between the Haskell and the Alabama Stakes.
Not to take any thunder away from the aforementioned gal- but if you swap out the Oaks for the Black Eye Susan - guess who you get- Loved seeing Serena run in the Derby, but often wonder if she had gone to the Oaks instead- may have been spectacular. Let's see if we can get filly #3 to win this race.
No thunder taken away - she's another female winner of the Haskell.
Any filly accomplishing this task is special.
Quote from: Man o Taz on July 07, 2014, 08:13:04 AM
Heartbroken I will not be able to see Shared Belief in the Haskell and perhaps not in person racing again if they decide to sell/retire him after the 2014 Pacific and Breeders Cup Classics.
Heard Social Inclusion may be pointing to the Haskell.
And perhaps Bayern will as well.
Irish You Well, the Long Branch Stakes winner, is likely headed to the Haskell.
Tonalist we know is headed to the Jim Dandy. He'll likely be taking the NY route to the Breeders Cup Classic with the Travers and Jockey Club Gold Cup on his dance card.
Wicked Strong will likely be following the same route with Jimmy Jerkens, though if he does not perform well in the Travers Stakes, I could see him head to the Pennsylvania Derby to try and build some confidence for the Breeders Cup Classic.
I do wonder if Untapable may try the Woodward like Rachel Alexandra did if she is successful in the Haskell. Then the Beldame and Distaff. This would give her an impressive record of six G1 wins, two against males...and certainly put her in contention for Horse of the Year honors.
I do wonder where all the G1 Derby Prep, Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes horses have gone.
Save the tragic loss of Intense Holiday and a couple of injuries, it seems only a fraction of them are running now.
And now its been reported that General A Rod may go as well as the runner up in the Long Branch.
The field is shaping up pretty good, but I still wonder where:
Dance with Fate...I know he just scratched and is sticking to the turf...
Vicar's In Trouble...I know he last finished 3rd in the Iowa Derby...
Wicked Strong...heading to the Jim Dandy
Samraat....heading to the Jim Dandy
Hoppertunity....
Wildcat Red just won the Quality Road as noted above.
Chitu....
Tapiture just won the Matt Winn
Uncle Sigh....was to be entered in the Long Branch...
Candy Boy....just finished 2nd in the Los Alamitos Derby...
Harry's Holiday....working at Churchill
Commanding Curve...working at Churchill...
Pablo Del Monte...working at Churchill...
Noble Moon...working at Belmont...
Big Bazinga...last work June 1st at Woodbine...
Coastline...last run in the Penn Mile on May 31st...
Strong Mandate...nothing since his last race...
Just out of curiosity, what leads you to believe that Shared Belief may be retired after the Breeder's Cup?
I, of course, do not know that he will be retired at the end of the year, but there are a couple of reasons...
1. His hoof problems.
2. He has already won a juvenile eclipse award.
3. His connections appear to be taking an aggressive approach with him entering him in the Pacific Classic off of just two starts and then aiming for the Breeders Cup Classic - a more aggressive approach than I would think they would take if they planned on running him as a four year old.
4. If he achieves these goals there will be little left for him to prove on the race track.
5. Recent statements by Mr. Rome when interviewed about the Mizdirection sale where he indicated something to the effect that this is a business and you have strike when the opportunity presents itself.
Quote from: Man o Taz on July 11, 2014, 07:28:13 AM
I, of course, do not know that he will be retired at the end of the year, but there are a couple of reasons...
1. His hoof problems.
2. He has already won a juvenile eclipse award.
3. His connections appear to be taking an aggressive approach with him entering him in the Pacific Classic off of just two starts and then aiming for the Breeders Cup Classic - a more aggressive approach than I would think they would take if they planned on running him as a four year old.
4. If he achieves these goals there will be little left for him to prove on the race track.
5. Recent statements by Mr. Rome when interviewed about the Mizdirection sale where he indicated something to the effect that this is a business and you have strike when the opportunity presents itself.
The aggressive approach I think has to do with the bonus and it's part and parcel of Hollandorfer. Also since Shared Belief has no breeding potential, the traditional Eastern three-year-old stake races would not really add to his value. If he were to win his next two races with monsterous ease, I suppose he could be sold but that isn't really Dorf's M.O. He likes to race his horses and if properly managed, Shared Belief could be a factor for years to come.
Quote from: Man o Taz on July 07, 2014, 08:13:04 AM
Uncle Sigh....was to be entered in the Long Branch...
Most likely out for rest of year, after pulling a muscle in his back when cast in his stall.
Quote from: Man o Taz on July 07, 2014, 08:13:04 AM
Strong Mandate...nothing since his last race...
He was retired at the end of May.
Quote from: curtis on July 11, 2014, 07:44:22 PM
The aggressive approach I think has to do with the bonus and it's part and parcel of Hollandorfer. Also since Shared Belief has no breeding potential, the traditional Eastern three-year-old stake races would not really add to his value. If he were to win his next two races with monsterous ease, I suppose he could be sold but that isn't really Dorf's M.O. He likes to race his horses and if properly managed, Shared Belief could be a factor for years to come.
I hope not. The fact that he is a gelding certainly should weigh against that.
Thanks for the update Flanders. Did not read that about Strong Mandate.
Latest Haskell possible field:
UntapableG1 Kentucky Oaks
G1 Mother Goose
G2 Fairground Oaks
G3 Rachel Alexandra
Wildcat Red 2nd place G1 Florida Derby
G2 Fountain of Youth Stakes
G2 Hutcheson Stakes
General a Rod4th place G1 Preakness Stakes
3rd G1 Florida Derby
2nd G2 Fountain of Youth Stakes
Irish You WellLong Branch Stakes
Medal Count3rd Place G1 Belmont Stakes
2nd Place G1 Bluegrass Stakes
BayernG2 Woody Stephens
2nd Derby Trial (disqualification)
3rd G1 Arkansas Derby
Social Inclusion3rd G2 Woody Stephens
3rd G1 Preakness Stakes
3rd G1 Wood Memorial
Just Call Kenny2nd Long Branch Stakes
Encryption3rd Long Branch Stakes
AlbanoG3 Pegasus Stakes
Looks pretty good.
Embellishing Bob is another three year old who I wonder where he is pointing next.
Untapable and Bayern will headline the Haskell field...
http://www.horseracingnation.com/blogs/Monmouth/Untapable_and_Bayern_will_Headline_the_Haskell_123
Untapable
Bayern
Just Call Kenny
Irish You Well
Social Inclusion
Wildcat Red
Albano
Medal Count
Looks like General a Rod and Encryption may be skipping the race.
I still love Wildcat Red, not going to jump ship after 1 race. Bayerns last
race wasreally impressive though.
Bayern is impressive, but when he stretches out he seems to get into trouble so it will be a good test for all concerned.
I do not believe any of these have won at this distance except the filly...
Untapable will arrive at Monmouth on Thursday for the Haskell.
Missed her work on Monday on Oklahoma where she went 4 furlongs in 50.21 because we were on the main track.
Saw her at the barn the day before and she looked fresh and playful.
Wildcat Red worked on Sunday at Monmouth four furlongs in 48.80. I think he'll love this track.
Albano worked 5 furlongs in 1:01.60 at Delaware Park yesterday.
Medal Count worked 5 furlongs in 1:00.80 at Churchill Downs on Saturday.
Bayern worked 5 furlongs in 59.80 at Del Mar on Monday.
Social Inclusion worked 4 furlongs in 48.21at Gulfstream Park yesterday.
Irish You Well worked 5 furlongs in 1:00.00 at Monmouth Park on Saturday.
Just Call Kenny worked 4 furlongs in 48.80 at Monmouth Park today.
Quote from: Man o Taz on July 23, 2014, 09:10:23 AM
Wildcat Red worked on Sunday at Monmouth four furlongs in 48.80. I think he'll love this track.
I agree. He might be the value play of the race...
I think Untapable will be a big underlay
Looking forward to Wildcat Red running somewhere
other than Gulfstream. I hope he shows he isn't just
a one track pony!
I really think Wildcat Red may be set to fire big on Sunday. He just had a good work over the MON strip, plus I saw an interview with the trainer on TVG last weekend and he said the horse is doing phenomenally... bounced out of that last race with a LOT left in the tank. Hopefully I don't jinx him...
And I'm looking to bet against both Bayern and Untapable. I actually think Untapable may outrun Bayern though. Probably use both of them somehow, but not my key horses.
Jim Dunleavy @DRFDunleavy
Haskell draw
1 Encrytion
2 Bayern
3 Albano
4 Irish You Well
5 Just Call Kenny
6 Social Inclusion
7 Untapable
8 Wildcat Red
9 Medal Count
On paper I am not convinced that Bayern wants a route of ground. I realize he won impressively going a 2-turn mile at SA, but he will get a stiff challenge on the front end here. He will also be short odds and this quote from Baffert has almost convinced me to leave him off tickets:
"Bayern is a speed horse. It's going to be a battle for him. He's going to have to be up front."
http://www.drf.com/news/untapable-favored-beat-males-haskell (http://www.drf.com/news/untapable-favored-beat-males-haskell)
...plus, it sounds as if, regardless of how he performs on Sunday, that Baffert & co. plan to shorten him back up to sprinting anyway (the King's Bishop and not the Travers is the goal following the Haskell).
I think Untapable has a much better shot at winning since she has performed solidly at 9F already and she can stalk the pace, if need be. And there is a LOT of pace here. Some of these frontrunners are going to have to take back and alter their preferred style. The trick will be figuring out who will be able to do that successfully. Instead of going that route I plan on using the filly, plus maybe one or two others that will come from off the pace, namely Just Call Kenny and probably Albano. The think the former will be excellent value. I might also throw a show bet on Wildcat Red if his odds don't drop. I think he will run well, but there is just so much other speed signed on that he may have to rate.
Well, we know how this worked out.
Untapable had gate problems and Bayern flew to victory after being untested on the front end.
Saratoga will be the test for Bayern.
This is why I thought he might do better to stay out West and take on elders in the Awesome Again rather than ship East on a track that is much more tiring than Monmouth or Santa Anita.
We'll see if he can hang with the likes of Mr. Speaker, Tonalist, and Wicked Strong on their home track.
I doubted him in the Haskell, so perhaps he will prove me wrong in the Travers.