The Met Mile

[stark]

1) El Kabeir
2) Blofeld
3) Donworth
4) Noble Bird
5) Frosted 
6) Upstart
7) Stanford
Ami's Flatter
9) Sloane Avenue
10) Tamarkuz
11) Calculator
12) Anchor Down
13) Marking

[Man o Taz]

Upstart and Calculator

[afleetphil]

Frosted and Calculator 1 , 2.

[Man o Taz]

That was my initial choice, but I think Frosted likes two turns. I do not think he is as well suited to 1 turn races. His stablemate Marking I think will finish ahead of him here.

[curtis]

Wasn't Kobe's Back going to go in here?

[BaroqueAgain1]

I thought I saw Kobe's Back mentioned as a possible for the Triple Bend. 

[curtis]

I thought I saw Kobe's Back mentioned as a possible for the Triple Bend.

That seems like better placement, I've never liked him going a mile.

[Summer Bird]

Well since they have finally figured out how Noble Bird wants to be ridden, I think he has a great shot of winning.

[Dusty]

Stanford ElKabeir (yes I know) Sloan Avenue

[Man o Taz]

Nice field.

2 G1 winners
5 multiple graded stakes winners
9 graded stakes winners
2 non-graded stakes winners

[peeptoad]

I'm liking both Blofeld and Calculator. I might give Calc the edge and I suspect the distance will be perfect for his closing kick if he's good enough. This rendition seems pretty wide open and without some of the star power I'm used to seeing here. Frosted is a nice horse, but I'm not sure he'll dig this set up off the Dubai excursion. I'm not one who buys the "Dubai bounce" theory at all, but Frosted seems like he runs better deeper into the form cycle.

[stark]

David Grening ‏@DRFGrening  3h3 hours ago
Met Mile field now at 11 with Sloane Avenue (quarter crack per @JeremyNoseda) and El Kabeir (going to Stephen Foster) scratching

[stark]

Donworth to scratch from Met Mile, per O'Neill

[Flanders]

Frosted dusted them.

Anchor Down 2nd
Upstart 3rd

[ElPrado]

He didn't dust them, he smothered them.