Aside from Winstar's games...

Blended Citizen
Bandua
Bravazo
Free Drop Billy
Gronkowski
Hofburg
Justify
Noble Indy
Restoring Hope
Tenfold
Vino Roso

We have eleven here which is a nice field number wise if they all go, but with the best horses challenging being closers have the connections thought about who is going to generate pace up front to provide a chance for the closers to close? LOL

Quote from: Senator L on May 16, 2018, 02:31:19 PM
Justify is a nice horse but I don't know if he's worth 1-5. I think the only reason Chad
is running his horse is that Justify had a couple health concerns. He only has to make up 2 1/2 lengths  :chickendance:
the last (2) quarters in the derby were 26.34 and 26.85 and he STILL WON. I might take
a shot with Bravazo. He ran a credible 6th in the derby lol + he won't have 6 wide Contrearas on him.
I find it hard to get excited when you know all the turf races will be taken off and it looks like it
will be a monsoon the next couple days

Well, he made up a length and a half...

I had the top 4 in my tri but did not bet a super...

Well, the Kentucky Derby offered us a record making performance by Justify has he became the first unraced 2 year old Kentucky Derby winner since Apollo.

I was amazed at his performance because he was able to do it being so lightly raced and having his raced bunched together so much.

Do we have another Triple Crown winner on our hands?

It certainly looks like it may be the case, but it seems that way every year. I remember last year reading that everyone thought Always Dreaming would do it, then before that Nyquist would do it. However, Justify seems pretty remarkable.

I think Lukas may have something to say about the outcome with his entries. They are training well. I also wonder about Diamond King and John Servis.

Looking forward to the post-position draw, though it really has seemed inconsequential in this race.

 

Reunited with Big Red...and Ms. Chenery...

I am starting to lean a bit more toward Mendelssohn lately, but he and Good Magic are neck and neck with me. Should be good value. Chad Brown has the knack. Mendolssohn could be a spooky good horse who actually has a foundation.

What I would love to see is a Mendolssohn Justify 3 race tete a tete.

Mendolssohn wins the Derby - Justify runs in the Preakness ala Point Given and they both run in the Belmont Stakes...where Mendolssohn wins again and then they meet for the Travers Stakes and Justify wins that one (or Justify wins the Haskell without Mendolssohn who is rested and then Mendolssohn runs in the Travers winning...heading into the open company races do they rematch in the PA Derby or does Mendolssohn take time off until the BCC?

I would think that would probably be the approach...which would give him a 6 race schedule...

Justify would have the Santa Anita Derby, Preakness Stakes, Haskell and PA Derby, and Mendolssohn would have the UAE Derby, Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, Travers Stakes...and what a BCC that would be...4 G1s to 3 G1s but Mendossohn with a 3-1 edge head to head...

One can dream...

1. Good Magic
2. Mendolssohn
3. Vino Rossi
4. Audible
5. Solomini
6. Justify
7. Magnum Moon
8. Noble Indy
9. Bolt d' Oro
10. Promises Fulfilled
11. Enticed
12. My Boy Jack

6 Track Records...

It was quite an exciting day of racing.

Thunder Snow may be headed back to the US for a campaign which would be great. Hs besting West Coast was impressive in a new track record.

Mendelssohn delivered a very special performance. Some may balk at his competition, but he was pretty impressive and has already shipped well to compete in the BCJ Turf.

Mind Your Biscuits was nothing but amazing bucking the trend by winning far off the pace.

Wow.

Very sad about Mourinho...

Elusive Quality will be missed...

My latest 12...

Good Magic
Mendolssohn
Solomini
Audible
Enticed
Bolt d' Oro
Promises Fulfilled
Justify
Magnum Moon 
My Boy Jack
Noble Indy
Instilled Regard

1. Instilled Regard (Arch by Kris S. by Roberto in the Hail To Reason and Nearco lines and Enhancing by Forestry by Storm Cat in the Northern Dancer line) 14
Next Race: February 17th Risen Star
Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
Lecomte Stakes 10
2nd Los Alamitos Futurity 4

2. Good Magic (Curlin in the Mr. Prospector line and Glinda The Good by Hard Spun in the Northern Dancer line) 24
Next Race: March 2, Fountain of Youth, 8.5 furlongs
Trainer: Chad Brown
BC Juvenile, 8.5 furlongs 10
2nd Champagne Stakes, 8 furlongs 4

3. Catholic Boy (More Than Ready out of the Nearco line and Song of Bernardette by Bernardini out of the Nasrullah line)
Next Race: Feb. 10 Sam F. Davis, 8.5 furlongs
Trainer: Jonathan Thomas
G2 Remsen Stakes 10, 9 furlongs 10
G3 With Anticipation Stake, 8.5 furlongs on the turf

4. McKinzie (Street Sense by Street Cry in the Mr. Prospector line and Runway Model by Petionville in the Mr. Prospector line)20
Next Race: March 3 San Felipe, 8.5 furlongs/March 10 Rebel Stakes, 8.5 furlongs
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Los Alamitos Futurity, 8.5 furlongs 10
Sham Stakes, 8 furlongs 10

5. Avery Island (Street Sense by Street Cry in the Mr. Prospector line and Kinda Spicy by A.P. Indy in the Nasrullah line) 14
Next Race: Gotham Stakes, 8.5 furlongs/Wood Memorial, 9 furlongs
Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin
G3 Withers Stakes, 8.5 furlongs 10
2nd G2 Remsen Stakes 4
G3 Nashua Stakes, 8 furlongs

6. Mask (Tapit in the Nasrullah line and Hidden Expression by Yonaguska in the Nearco line
Next Race: Fountain of Youth or Gotham Stakes?
Mucho Macho Man Stakes

7. Firenze Fire (Poseidon's Warrior by Speightstown in the Mr. Prospector line and My Every Wish by Langfuhr in the Northern Dancer line) 20
Netx Race: March 3 Gotham Stakes, 8.5 furlongs/March 31st Wood Memorial, 9 furlongs
2nd Withers Stakes, 8.5 furlongs
Jerome Handicap 10
G1 Champagne Stakes 10
G3 Sanford Stakes

Big mistake running him so close to his Jerome win. Hopefully, they rest him to the Wood Memorial

8. Solomini (Curlin by Smart Strike in the Mr. Prospector line and Surf Song by Storm Cat in the Norther Dancer line) 14
Next Race: March 3 San Felipe/March 10 Rebel Stakes
3rd Los Alamitos Futurity 2
2nd BC Juvenile 8
2nd Frontrunner Stakes 4

9. Enticed (Medaglia d'Oro in the Northern Dancer line and It's Tricky by Mineshaft in the Nasrullah line) 11
Next Race: March 3 Holy Bull, 8.5 furlongs/March 3 Gotham Stakes
Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin
4th G2 Holy Bull, 8.5 furlongs 1
G2 Kentucky Jockey Club, 8.5 furlongs 10

10. Tiz Mischief (Into Mischief in the Northern Dancer line and Indivia by Tiznow in the In Reality/Man o' War line) 6
Next Race: March 3, Fountain of Youth/March 10, Tampa Bay Derby 8.5 furlongs
Trainer: Dale Romans
3rd G2 Holy Bull, 8.5 furlongs 2
2nd G2 Kentucky Jockey Club, 8.5 furlongs 4

11. Promises Fulfilled (Shackleford by Forestry in the Northern Dancer line and Marquee Delivery by Marquetry in the Mr. Prospector line) 2
Next Race: Fountain of Youth?
Trainer: Dale Romans
3rd G2 Kentucky Jockey Club, 8.5 furlongs 2

12. Audible (Into Mischief in the Northern Dancer line and Blue Devil Bel by Gilded Time in the Damascus line) 10
Next Race: March 31, Florida Derby, 9 furlongs
G2 Holy Bull, 8.5 furlongs 10

Dropped

Zulfikhar (Bodemeister in the Mr. Prospector line and Pink Diamond by Minshaft in the Nasrullah line)
Next Race: ?
Trainer: Bob Baffert

Nothing to vent for.

Fee favorites won. I wanted Chrome to go out a winner last year. Did not happen. Wanted Arrogate to go out a winner this year. Did not happen.

But how about Gun Runner showing his class and that he can indeed get 10 furlongs. That was incredible even if he was the favorite.

Keep your eye on Henning's Cache on the PWC undercard. She was the favorite but could have some potential.

Audible did look good. I need to see more to add him. Javier Castellano is loaded with three year olds. If he chooses well he could get his Derby this year.

With Zulfikahr not getting a start in the San Vicente I think I'll replace him with Audible.

1. Instilled Regard (Arch by Kris S. by Roberto in the Hail To Reason and Nearco lines and Enhancing by Forestry by Storm Cat in the Northern Dancer line) 14
Next Race: February 17th Risen Star?
Trainer: Jerry Hollendorfer
Lecomte Stakes 10
2nd Los Alamitos Futurity 4

2. Good Magic (Curlin in the Mr. Prospector line and Glinda The Good by Hard Spun in the Northern Dancer line) 24
Next Race: March 2, Fountain of Youth, 8.5 furlongs
Trainer: Chad Brown
BC Juvenile, 8.5 furlongs 10
2nd Champagne Stakes, 8 furlongs 4

3. Catholic Boy (More Than Ready out of the Nearco line and Song of Bernardette by Bernardini out of the Nasrullah line)
Next Race: Sam F. Davis, 8.5 furlongs
Trainer: Jonathan Thomas
G2 Remsen Stakes 10, 9 furlongs 10
G3 With Anticipation Stake, 8.5 furlongs on the turf

4. McKinzie (Street Sense by Street Cry in the Mr. Prospector line and Runway Model by Petionville in the Mr. Prospector line)20
Next Race: Robert Lewis, 8.5 furlongs
Trainer: Bob Baffert
Los Alamitos Futurity, 8.5 furlongs 10
Sham Stakes, 8 furlongs 10

5. Avery Island (Street Sense by Street Cry in the Mr. Prospector line and Kinda Spicy by A.P. Indy in the Nasrullah line) 4
Next Race: Withers Stakes, 8.5 furlongs
Trainer: Kiaran McLaughlin
2nd G2 Remsen Stakes 4
G3 Nashua Stakes,

6. Mask (Tapit in the Nasrullah line and Hidden Expression by Yonaguska in the Nearco line
Next Race: Fountain of Youth or Gotham Stakes?
Mucho Macho Man Stakes

7. Firenze Fire (Poseidon's Warrior by Speightstown in the Mr. Prospector line and My Every Wish by Langfuhr in the Northern Dancer line) 20
Netx Race: February 3 G3 Withers 
Jerome Handicap 10
G1 Champagne Stakes 10
G3 Sanford Stakes

8. Solomini (Curlin by Smart Strike in the Mr. Prospector line and Surf Song by Storm Cat in the Norther Dancer line) 14
Next Race: March San Felipe?
3rd Los Alamitos Futurity 2
2nd BC Juvenile 8
2nd Frontrunner Stakes 4

9. Enticed (Medaglia d'Oro in the Northern Dancer line and It's Tricky by Mineshaft in the Nasrullah line) 10
Next Race: February 3 G2 Holy Bull, 8.5 furlongs
Trainer: Kiaran McLuaglin
G2 Kentucky Jockey Club, 8.5 furlongs 10

10. Tiz Mischief (Into Mischief in the Northern Dancer line and Indivia by Tiznow in the In Reality/Man o' War line) 4
Next Race: Feb. 3 G2 Holy Bull, 8.5 furlongs
Trainer: Dale Romans
2nd G2 Kentucky Jockey Club, 8.5 furlongs 4

11. Promises Fulfilled (Shackleford by Forestry in the Northern Dancer line and Marquee Delivery by Marquetry in the Mr. Prospector line) 2
Next Race: Fountain of Youth?
Trainer: Dale Romans
3rd G2 Kentucky Jockey Club, 8.5 furlongs 2

12. Zulfikhar (Bodemeister in the Mr. Prospector line and Pink Diamond by Minshaft in the Nasrullah line)
Next Race: San Vicente, 7 furlongs
Trainer: Bob Baffert

Better late than never I hope.

Hope to flesh out the info soon...

1. Instilled Regard
2. Good Magic
3. Catholic Boy
4. McKinzie
5. Avery Island
6. Mask
7. Firenze Fire
8. Solomini
9. Enticed
10. Tiz Mischief
11. Promises Fulfilled
12. Zulfikhar

Happy New Year Everyone...

Will be missed on the racetrack, but hope to see him eventing.