on a side note, went to Grand Slam I last year at Calder- great card- the day after my aunt's funeral in Miami, she used to take me there & GP & Hialeah as a kid. Hard to believe it's already been a year. :(

I kind of like The Niagara Queen in the 8th at a price (12-1 ML). Her last race was poor but she had plenty of possible excuses. I think the switch to Pletcher, the stretchout to a distance she has won at in the past, and the favorable recent works make her a legitimate threat.

Calder Race Course (“Calder”) announced today that due to the continuing overpayment of purses at the current Tropical Meet, the racetrack is cancelling three stakes races from the schedule: the $100,000 Stage Door Betty Handicap (G3) and $100,000 Frances Genter Stakes (G3) on Dec. 27, and the $100,000 Tropical Park Derby (G3) on Jan. 1. The 2008/09 Tropical Meet ends on Jan. 2, 2009.

WOW. The Tropical Park Derby is gone?!?! I don't see any of these on your BC list, so I guess this is more fallout from the ADW situation?

I know a lot of you don't consider pedigrees as a useful study, but honestly! A Mr. Greeley going 12f?!? Don't care how fit she is - those short-twitch muscles are going to give it up before the finish.

:rolleyes:

Pretty condescending to consider one comment about a horse's workouts as a dismissal of pedigrees in my wagering strategy.

I was just making a comment as the entries came out because I had been watching workouts at Tampa. Nothing more, nothing less. IF I was recommending her as a wager, I would put that in the Selections Room of this Forum.

I don't have the word Pedigree in my handle, but that doesn't mean I don't consider pedigrees when I am placing a wager.