No Wood for Circular Quay
 

Any Given Saturday will go instead....Pletcher to train Quay to the Kentucky Derby...

http://www.drf.com/news/article/83739.html

dosent make since to me, i guess nobiz gets to beat any given saturday now

It's the right move with Any Given Saturday.....and a very possible precursor to an unpleasant announcement regarding Circular Quay.

i agree, thats why i put this dosent make sense to me.....you'd have to think there is something wrong, the wood has nobiz and whatever pletcher horse runs, nothing else, if circular quay were healthy you'd have to think he'd run in this spot, he'd be favored or a very solid second choice.

In writing my weekly Derby article, I noticed that CQ hadn't trained since last Monday. I figured that it was due to "shipping issues" from FLA. Now I doubt that CQ should remain on top of my list.

What are the odds that Pletcher doesn't win the Derby with any of his hopefuls???

we could all be wrong and maybe he will just train up to the derby, but i'd say within the week there will be a annoucment made, that he is off the derby trail.

I was wondering if they figured the Wood wouldn't set up for Circular Quay...just as well, I like Any Given Saturday more.

i dont think he will win, that was before this annoucment and the ravel injury.... even with ravel and circular quay i did not think this was his year

i'd say 50-1

So, Circular Quay is supposed to be ready for the Derby off an eight week layoff and essentially one real effort this year?

Excuse me for thinking something's rotten in Denmark.

I thought about that when I saw the entries, but it could also be a "Ravel-like" thing.

Summer Doldrums. Still to Illinois after this change? I would think.

Sadly, I believe you are on point here.

I don't see how Pletcher thinks he can win the Derby off an 8 week layoff. It's a real shame because there's a lot to like about CQ from the perspective of the "Derby profile"... distance doesn't appear to be an issue, has good speed figures, proven at 2, proven at 3, good running style, proven at CD... very disappointing. As much as I tried not to like him he has proven to me he should be at or near the top of the 3yo list.

Hard Spun's options have been left extremely wide open as well (skip Derby or train up to it)...but we can all rest easy tonight knowing that Sedgefield may get his earnings in on Friday and therefore be in the gate the first Saturday in May. :rolleyes:

I am dubious of Sedgefield's chances Friday.

this sucks.

It actually makes the Wood a better race as Circular Quay was going to be dramatically affected by the lack of pace.

I hope Circular Quay isn't being kept out of any preps in order to enhance the chances of another Pletcher horse getting enough earnings for the Derby. To rob fans of matchups of top horses because he is training too many good horses is a very unfortunate price for racing to pay and a bad indicator for the future.