Hollywood Futurity - Grade 1
 

Hollywood Park - December 16th, 2006 - Race 9
Hollywood Futurity - Grade: 1
Estimated Local Post Time: 4:35 PM
Race Type: Stakes
Breed: Thoroughbred
Age Restriction: Two Year Old
Purse: $250,000
Distance:One And One Sixteenth Miles
Surface: All Weather Track
Post Horse Name Age Sex Weight Jockey Name
1 Silent Soul (KY) 2 Colt 121 Garrett K. Gomez
2 Notional (CA) 2 Colt 121 Corey S. Nakatani
3 Unusual Suspect (CA) 2 Colt 121 David Cohen
4 Stormello (KY) 2 Colt 121 Kent J. Desormeaux
5 Whatsthescript (IRE) 2 Colt 121 Isaias D. Enriquez
6 Liquidity (KY) 2 Colt 121 David Romero Flores
7 Roman Commander (KY) 2 Colt 121 Alex O. Solis
8 Principle Secret (KY) 2 Colt 121 Victor Espinoza
9 Senior (KY) 2 Colt 121 Agapito Delgadillo
10 Belgravia (KY) 2 Colt 121 Julien R. Leparoux

Watch out for Unusual Suspect here.

Belgravia is free money, and will probably win the Triple Crown

I really like Silent Soul and Stormello to seperate themselves from the group.

I have 3 things to say about the Triple Crown comment:

1) L
2) O
3) L

If you're looking for the TC winner, you better start reading the Florida Derby Noms. ;)

That does it. An addition to my ignore list.

--Dunbar

I don't know what happened to Principle Secret in Kentucky but he's better than what he showed. I am expecting him to win this unchallenged.

Anyone know when Baffert is bringing EZ Warrior back?
Thought he might have him ready for this race.

kind of like Belgravia myself.

I like SILENT SOUL.... hopefully he follows in his sires footsteps...

Anyone know anything about Whatsthescript?

First started in Europe and since has won the Pinjara & Generous S.

I was looking at the PP's and seems kinda logical to me...

He worked yesterday.

Agree 100% that he's better than what he showed in KY. Guessing it was bleeding or something along that order...

U should already know that I don't throw out races. I don't accept excuses. That race certainly put up a red flag for me about this horse. But at the same time I'm believing my eyes about that last one, I'm believing what I saw in his first races. If I see Kobe go 5-27 tonight, I won't stop believing he's a great player. Off days happen sometimes. I'm hoping Principle Secret reverts to his previous and expecting that because of his last, I'll get a decent price.

Sometimes you have to. The eyes DO deceive sometimes. Let's say today's race is a sprint on a dry track. If the last race was in slop, or routing or on grass, its irrelevant. What if the horse was racing 5 wide against a strong rail bias? Or a horse finished badly because it dueled hard for 6f (i.e. Principle Secret)? Go strictly by the last race and you end up on too many underlays.

BTW, Principle Secret isn't the only California horse who's run poorly in another state w/out race day Bute.

I can't remember the exact reason but after the race there was indeed a physical excuse, something happened to him that made him rank and try and run away with the rider and look bad.
Im not saying I like him in this spot, but the excuse certainly sounded valid to me. Not that it makes him a better horse than he is.