Beverly D
 

Beverly D. S. (G1)

1 3/16 Miles (Turf) | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $750,000

Prg. # PP Horse Jockey Trainer Wt. Claim $ Equip. Med. ML
1 1 Citronnade Flores D R Frankel Robert 123 L 2-1
2 2 Lahudood (GB) Albarado R J McLaughlin Kiaran P 123 L 12-1
3 3 Irridescence (SAF) Murtagh J P de Kock Michael F 123 4-1
4 4 Lady of Venice (FR) Leparoux J R Biancone Patrick L 123 L 9-2
5 5 Jennie R. Baird E T Boyce Michele 123 L 20-1
6 6 Honey Ryder Gomez G K Pletcher Todd A 123 L 5-2
7 7 Royal Highness (GER) Douglas R R Clement Christophe 123 L 8-1


Lady of Venice seems like a good price and 9-2. It may go up with Citronnade and Honey Ryder in the race.

I actually think you will get right about that. Both Irridenscence and Royal Highness (Douglas won't shut up about her) are getting some talk around here. I am actually thinking I might get 5/2 on Honey Ryder, and if that is the case, goodbye RUBBERBAND, HELLO ARMORED TRUCK

it's venom time ;)

SAR: Sword Dancer
 

9th (5:20) Sword Dancer Invitational S. (G1)

1 1/2 Miles (Inner turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $500,000

1 1 Fri Guy Prado E S Romans Dale 116 L 15-1
2 2 Trippi's Storm Castellano J J Hough Stanley M 116 L 4-1
3 3 Better Talk Now Dominguez R A Motion H Graham 123 L 3-1
4 4 Embossed (IRE) Coa E M O'Callaghan Niall M 116 L 15-1
5 5 English Channel Velazquez J R Pletcher Todd A 123 L 8-5
6 6 Crown Point Bejarano R Donk David 116 L 20-1
7 7 Grand Couturier (GB) Borel C H Ribaudo Robert J 116 L 20-1
8 8 Ramazutti Desormeaux K J Pletcher Todd A 118 Blk-On L 15-1
9 9 Always First (GB) Velasquez C Voss Thomas H 116 L 8-1


Exacta, Trifecta, Superfecta, Daily Double Wagers

Better Talk Now

Ramazutti

It seems to me like there is some value in Always First at 8/1. He closed into absolutely no pace and prevailed in his last start at Arlington, and really hasn't run a bad race since switching barns. EC is certainly the class of this field and the most likely winner, but Always First could be a good play at a price.

I assume you're joking.
You have to love the logic of the connections though:
What do you do with a horse that has failed to hit the exacta in FOUR consecutive G3s? Well you stick him in a G1 of course!

By the way, here are the past performance: http://www.drf.com/row/pps/07sworddancer.pdf

:cool:

EC running away from the big boys in the Million.

Better Talk Now is out.

Did they say why?

Here...

DRF...

Better Talk Now out of Sword Dancer
By DAVID GRENING
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Better Talk Now was declared out of Saturday's Grade 1, $500,000 Sword Dancer Invitational at Saratoga due to an injury to his left front ankle, trainer Graham Motion said Friday.

His defection figures to leave English Channel a heavy favorite in the 1 1/2-mile turf race.

Motion said that Better Talk Now suffered a puncture wound to his left front ankle during the running of the United Nations Handicap at Monmouth Park, in which he finished third, three lengths behind English Channel.

Motion said he thought he had the issue under control until Friday morning when fluid began sweeping from the ankle. Motion said he had to put the gelding on antibiotics.

"It looks quite angry this morning, he's very tender on it," Motion said. "The timing is terrible."

Motion said that Better Talk Now would walk for two weeks and if the injury heals properly the horse could be pointed to the Man o' War on Sept. 8.

Thanks, hopefully they get the injury under control.

Really?? Other than TTM, whos is in there for him to duck? After Market is having a good year, but I still don't think he is in EC's league.

and had channel gone to arlington, some would wonder why he's shipping when there's a race in his backyard.

can't please everyone..may as well just pleasure yourself....that is how it goes, right??:D

Better Talk Now is going to close like a freight train on the Spa turf tomorrow.

Which should be interesting, seeing him do that from the barn....

Oh ****.......Well, he would have. I guess English Channel will win now.

:D

I'm with Miraja -- I like Always First.

WTF was that all about?!? Since when the hell does EC start running his best race from that far back?? Almost 10 lengths back after the first 6 furlongs?? I would love to know what JV was thinking taking him back that far. Was it Pletchers idea? A grade 1 race surely aint the damn time to try a different type of running style.

Wow, don't mess with Kev's Eng Chan!

'Cole...I missed the race yesterday. I just got back from a weekend at the lake, so it was the first chance I had to watch the replay. I knew that he had finished second since I had talked to Bethani and Hooves, but I was shocked to see him taken back so far. Really strange.

Hope you are doing well.

hes artie like now dude..... i like the horse but his best is passed..the horse that beat him walked by.... pace or not hes not the killer he once was change your plate...........

dual post....

have a nice trip kev?

yeah, he really looked past it at monmouth. beat his own track record..:rolleyes:

he gets smoked in the bc...

yeah....sure.

Kev, he looked like he was being strangled back by JV going into the first turn and down the backstretch. His head was up higher than I've ever seen him run. I think he wasted alot of energy in the first half mile because of that. I didn't think he'd even get 2nd after that. Ran better than I thought. Don't know what they were thinking but don't count him out of the BC Turf yet. Doesn't he have a fondness for the Monmouth turf course?

IMO....I agree with Durkin. I don't think there is a chance in hell that the fractions posted for that race are correct. :22 3/5 for the first 1/4 and a :46 2/5 half?? No f*cking way. They were crawling early on.

Maybe crawling is a poor choice, but you and I have both watched enough races to know that there is no way in hell they went the fractions posted.

Not that it matters either way, as EC clearly got beat. Borel gave a typical up the rail move on a very good horse and JV gave a very suspect ride. Other than EC's maiden breaking win, there isn't a race in his form where he was anywhere close to being 9-10 lengths back after the first 6 panels. Very strange...

It isn't strange. Horse is dry my friend. Squeezed dry. My guess is that he won't race again and go to stud in Japan or Paraguay (THANK GOD!!!)

GFY...

GPK, going to be down in your neck of the woods this weekend...

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