5/18: PREAKNESS

Orb (Shug McGaughey/Joel Rosario) Kentucky Derby, 1st
Normandy Invasion (Chad Brown Javier Castellano) Kentucky Derby, 4th
Mylute (Tom Amoss Rosie Napravnik) Kentucky Derby, 5th
Oxbow (D. Wayne Lukas/Gary Stevens) Kentucky Derby, 6th
Will Take Charge (D. Wayne Lukas/Jon Court) Kentucky Derby, 8th
Itsmyluckyday (Eddie Plesa Jr. Elvis Trujillo) Kentucky Derby, 15th
Goldencents (Doug O'Neill/Kevin Krigger) Kentucky Derby, 17th
Vyjack (Rudy Rodriguez/Garrett Gomez) Kentucky Derby, 18th
Govenor Charlie (Bob Baffert Martin Garcia) Sunland Derby, 1st
Departing (Al Stall Jr./Brian Hernandez Jr.) Illinois Derby, 1st
Street Spice (Greg Geier/Jeffrey Sanchez) Illinois Derby, 5th
Titletown Five (D. Wayne Lukas/TBA) Derby Trial, 5th

Fear the Kitten back to Plan A... Belmont.

McPeek passing Preakness with Bellarmine..

Titletown Five going. Throw spaghetti against the wall and see what sticks?

5/11: PETER PAN

Incognito (KMc)
Transparent (KMc)
Abraham (Pletcher)
Battier (Pletcher)
Freedom Child (Albertrani)
Narvaez (Bezara)
Saint Viguer (C. Brown)
Sr. Quisqueyano (L. Oliveras)
Infinite Magic (Ribaudo/Mettee)
Declan’s Warrior (Zito)*

I thought I recalled Graham Motion saying that Crop Report was taking this path to the Belmont as well - any word Steve?

Not being included in racing office probables as written in the advance.. And now with Rick Mettee of course as part of the Team Valor helm shift.

Now Titletown Five is in?

The Orb camp has got to be liking this - it could get "Derby ugly" up front again with Oxbow, Goldencents, T-Town 5, and even Govenor Charlie going at it.
Betcha Vyjack doesn't fly out the gates this time.

Love that Incognito is finally testing his class in the Peter Pan. They've been slow/cautious with this guy. He's ready to show what's he's made of.

Excited to see Freedom Child....

Team Valor is running Infinite Magic in the Peter Pan.

Not sure its out there yet but Smith is riding Will Take Charge in the Preakness.

Mylute a confirmed Preakness starter; Street Spice passes..

Battier a SCR from Peter Pan..

vyjack, normandy invasion 'on the fence'.

itsmyluckyday's breeze scheduled for today postponed due to a wet track.

West Point declares Freedom Child a Belmont Stakes starter... while passing the eighth pole in the Peter Pan..

Per Dave Grening, Normandy Invasion is out of the Preakness. "Running back in two weeks would be a mistake" said owner Rick Porter. Jim Dandy or Haskell is the next spot with the ultimate goal the Travers.

He should be well rested by then. :rolleyes:

Isn't everyone's ultimate goal the Travers ? or the Alabama ? Or is that just my warped thinking ?

In Departing vs. Orb, not only do you have the Claiborne/Phipps/Janney angle, but you've got the Illinois Derby winner vs. the KY Derby winner who coincidentally had the most Derby points going into the race if memory serves. Like anybody, I want a TC winner and it's the right horse, breeding and connections for the history books, but if we sadly end up Crown-less for another year, it might have the positive effect of forcing them to put the Illinois Derby in the points system however much Churchill despises Hawthorne.

Vyjack passes on Preakness.. 9 runners as of now.

"That's gold Jerry" :p

Post Horse Jockey Trainer Odds
1 Orb Joel Rosario Shug McGaughey Even
2 Goldencents Kevin Krigger Doug O'Neill 8-1
3 Titletown Five Julien Leparoux D. Wayne Lukas 30-1
4 Departing Brian Hernandez Jr. Al Stall Jr. 6-1
5 Mylute Rosie Napravnik Tom Amoss 5-1
6 Oxbow Gary Stevens D. Wayne Lukas 15-1
7 Will Take Charge Mike Smith D. Wayne Lukas 12-1
8 Govenor Charlie Martin Garcia Bob Baffert 12-1
9 Itsmyluckyday John Velazquez Eddie Plesa Jr. 10-1

6/8: BELMONT STAKES

Oxbow (Lukas)
Golden Soul (Stewart)
Freedom Child (Albertrani)
Revolutionary (Pletcher)
Overanalyze (Pletcher)
Palace Malice (Pletcher)
Unlimited Budget (Pletcher)

Orb (McGaughey)
Code West (Baffert)
Micromanage (Pletcher)
Midnight Taboo (Pletcher)
Mylute (Amoss)
Fear the Kitten (Maker)
Crop Report (Mettee)

I was told Mr Palmer had surgery, though I can't recall what the issue was.

I think this has the potential to be a great wagering race...each horse (save Power Broker) will likely take money due to a variety of circumstances. No triple crown but should still be fun.

The Baffert fanatics will ensure Power Broker is an underlay.

David Grening ‏@DRFGrening 7m: Pletcher's Belmont line-up includes Revolutionary, Overanalyze & Palace Malice. Poss: Unlimited Budget &/or Micromanage &/or Midnight Taboo

Surely Mike nominated a few more.

Will I get 5-1 on Revolutionary ?

Who would want to take 5-1 on Revolutionary?

Someone who was jumping up and down like a child in need of attention before the Derby proclaiming Revolutionary to be a triple crown winner who also claimed that he was giving Borel riding instructions in the Derby?

Baffert on ATR: No Power Broker for Belmont. Will try turf; Decision pending on Code West..

I don't think the guy in the background had Oxbow :D



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Thankfully Verrazano won't be unnecessarily rushed -- Pegasus next.

Could be a decent race though with Itsmyluckyday also possibly running there.

My favorite day in racing used to be when you could go to the JC Gold Cup during the day and head to the Meadowlands that night for the Pegasus. :tro:

Todd is carefully planning Verrazano's campaign to avoid having to run in any NY races. The poor dear needs at least six or seven weeks between races. What's after the Haskell.....the prestigeous Indiana Derby?

what a handsome devil. Revolutionary will win the Belmont, unless of course they do the race like the Preakness....

Hmmm Stevens makes easy lead on hoss that is known to get brave on the engine. Krigger snatches, Rosario, who had previously been on the good part of the track every race, buries Orb into a no chance spot. When Stevens turned for home he looked like the happiest man on earth. I think he needed the score, he must have been pretty broke to start riding again. I think a ton of people made a score on Oxbow. Pure genius to have have Calzone Lord give the hoss out on the board for everyone to see. As always, truth is stranger and much more interesting than fiction. Nothing like a thirty dolla hoss to pay some bills.

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I'd love to see him on turf, but doubt we ever will.

The Easy Goer, being run on Belmont Day, is now worth $150K, the same purse as the Pegasus.