6/27-28 (BEL): Mother Goose (G1); First Flight H. (G2)
 

4th (2:36) Fratello Ed. S.

1 1/16 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $65,000

1 Z Fortune Borel C H 120 L
2 Naughty New Yorker Samyn J L 121 L
3 Wishful Tomcat Dominguez R A 123 L
4 Dr. V's Magic Castellano J J 120 L
5 Future Prospect Velasquez C 120 L
6 That'srightofficer Prado E S 120 L
7 R Clear Victory Velazquez J R 121 L



9th (5:17) Mother Goose S. (G1)

1 1/8 Miles | Fillies | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $300,000

1 Hopeful Image Prado E S 121 L
2 Don't Forget Gil Garcia Alan 121 L
3 Rachel Alexandra Borel C H 121 L
4 Malibu Prayer Velazquez J R 121 L
5 Flashing Castellano J J 121 L



SUNDAY 8th (4:44) First Flight H. (G2)

7 Furlongs | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $150,000

1 Carolyn's Cat Garcia Alan 117 L
2 Spritely Velazquez J R 116 L
3 Porte Bonheur Dominguez R A 116 L
4 Iron Butterfly Court J K 114 L
5 Sunday Geisha Migliore R 114 L
6 Turn Away Desormeaux K J 114 L

OK, I'll be the first to say it.

I'm super duper excited to see Rachel run on Saturday!

I an thinking Rachel has a big shot how about you Steve? You figure she struggles with this group of want to be's.......What the F is Naughty doing racing for 65k come on he has to be better then that..

Well flashing is a little better then those in the Oaks so she will only win by 15 lengths.

When is she going to get out of these 3yo restricted races.

Yeah, what a soft campaign they've orchestrated with her.

NT

I hope this is a joke.

I see that Calvin Borel is riding races prior to the Mother Goose. I really thought he would take the week off before riding Rachel Alexander.

ALEXANDRA!

Why is this so difficult?

Apparently.

Raquel Alec Andrea will win.

I wouldn't be so condescending until after getting a glance underneath "Rachel"'s tail.

You heard about Chaz Bono, haven't you?

my feeling is I can never judge a three year old until they face elders, she clearly is a very good horse because she dominated MTB though.

It was a semi joke, I want more proof before I get on the "she is better then Ruffian" bandwagon.

You were trying to top yourself I assume?

Nobody that knows anything about racing is claiming she is an all-time great.

just on the message boards my friend, and believe me they all think they know.

So when Easy Goer was running against Sunday Silence, you couldn't judge him until after he faced older in the Whitney? and you couldn't get a feeling on Sunday Silence until he won the BC?

your comparing racing from 1989 to 2009? Come on, and War Emblem looked like a world beater at this time of the year as well.

The point is that the whole thing about needing to beat older is extremely overrated. what matters is beating the best competition and sometimes, that best competition comes from within your own division. Look at Goldikova last year. she beat older horses and males at the same time. but she couldn't beat Zarkava, a fellow 3yo filly. I want to see Zenyatta take on the boys this year but I'd rather see her face Rachel Alexandra than face Bullsbay in the Hollywood Gold Cup. Life is Sweet isn't going to be voted as champion over Zenyatta if she wins the Gold Cup simply because she stepped outside of her division. It's about the competition, not the age or sex.

Wheree you also this excited for her last workout?

Better? Is that a typo? The better question is why he's running back so soon.
Jen?

As a side note, the irony of the whole Rachel Alexandra-Ruffian comparison is that Ruffian never ran against her elders.

Only super excited - I didn't get to see it. ;)

9th (5:17) Mother Goose S. (G1)

1 1/8 Miles | Fillies | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $300,000

1 Hopeful Image Prado E S 121 L
2 Don't Forget Gil Garcia Alan 121 L
3 Rachel Alexandra Borel C H 121 L
4 Malibu Prayer Velazquez J R 121 L
5 Flashing Castellano J J 121 L



$1,000 exacta. 3 with all

Does anyone think Flashing or Malibu Prayer can beat RA? I mean anything can happen...and their speed figures aren't that far off from RA

Which speed figures are you using because no one in this race is even close to her?

I also thought the Nassau County was one of the ugliest races I've ever seen and I think it'll be an accomplishment if Flashing finishes 3rd.

NT

Bris...I was reading the free PPs. Flashing has a 102 in one of her optional claiming races. I don't know how she looks in the DRF.

Don't waste your time w/ Bris figs

Top Beyer for each horse -

Hopeful Image - 81
Don't Forget Gil - 90
Rachel Alexandra - 108
Malibu Prayer - 86
Flashing - 92

Forgive me, I don't generally obsess about number derivation past a point, but are these just highest overall and not highest one turn Beyer or BSF for the same distance as the Mother Goose? The MGS is one turn correct? Does it matter to consider distance or number of turns when looking at past Beyers?

These are just the highest overall - which all happen to be routes (Hopeful Image's 81 was on turf, so I guess I should've given her highest dirt fig, which was a 77 in the mud. They should have set her odds at 100-1). I don't think any horse in the race has ever run a 1 turn 9F race before, and personally I think in most cases the 1 turn vs. 2 turn thing is made to be a bigger deal than it really is. I do know that Beyer formulas often differ between 1 and 2 turn races depending on the day.

I must have missed those threads.

Hey does anyone like Don't Forget Gil for 2nd? RA could end up cooking Flashing and Malibu Prayer on the front end, setting it up for DFG.

Doubt if there will be exacta wagering.http://www.drf.com/news/article/105026.html

3 horses, is that a joke, all three are now grade 1 placed no matter the outcome.

3 horse field for the mother goose and 5 horse field in the Vanity. Absolute joke. A day with two of the best filly and mare running yet they are not running against each other. One owner is scared of synthetics and the other is scared to go out of cali. Thanks guys for supporting the fans

Why would either of them ship across the country to run against each other for the same purse money?

Pocket change for both Moss and Jackson. It should not be about purse winnings for them but apparently it is.

What should it be about? Making eajinabi happy?

http://www.drf.com/news/article/105032.html

NT

Exactly! thats the whole idea

Now thats good news.

Wow, like she needed any help, what were Castellano and JR thinking there?