No Munnings for the Cigar
 

http://www.drf.com/news/article/109117.html

Wont make a decision on Quality Road until tomorrow but from what I heard, it doesnt look good for him either. I dont think they loved his breeze yesterday.

Looks like we are getting:

Driven by Success
Kodiak Kowboy
Pyro
Bribon
Vineyard Haven
Vacation

A short, compact field with a ton of talent.

Looking forward to this race and the entire day on Saturday.

Love those short fields.

Like Vacation to a run a big one..............6th looks likely

Where is the news about no Quality Road?

Oh you mean another wonderfully bred Phipps horse that's a plug?

I sometimes wonder how long Frankel would have been employed by Juddmonte if he did as poorly with their stock as Shug does with Phipps stock.

NT

No official decision has been made yet. They wont have this out until after noon. Just speculating based on how I heard the breeze went. They are bringing the horse out again today and then decide.

:tro:

It has been a tough year dont make me feel worse. The star of the barn is Book of Hymns enough said..

Still pending on Quality Road and now the weather is being brought into it. Supposed to have a lot of rain on Friday and they dont want to run him again on a muddy track...

http://www.drf.com/news/article/109125.html

Looking again like a very compact field, a la the Vosburgh.

Still looking better than the BC Mile was:D

Quality Road is out - going to Florida.

By van or by plane?

Walking

Maybe Todd's still pi** at Harlem Rocker's DQ last yr.

Kodiak Kowboy going for his Eclipse Award. He wins and he is a lock for sprinter of year.
Driven by Success trying to win his first Grade 1.
Vineyard Haven, Pyro and Bribon all trying to close out wonderful years in their own right with another Grade one win. Not a good betting race by any stretch of teh imagination but a great race to watch and root!

from drf:


The defection of Quality Road and Munnings, who will miss the race because of a foot injury, leaves the Cigar Mile with a likely five-horse field with only four betting interests. Vineyard Haven and Pyro, both owned by Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin Stable, will be a coupled entry. Grade 1 winners Bribon and Kodiak Kowboy will also run as will the speedy New York-bred Driven by Success.

Funny race.

Bribon, Kodiak Kowboy and Pyro all kind of look like the same horse on paper. All sprinting/mile closers. Exactly the same running style. Bribon seems the best of these at this distance but Kodiak Kowboy is very gritty and finds ways to win races, even with pace scenarios not in his favor.

Driven by Success looks like the most likely pacesetter and may step out and try to bottom out this field. I think that would be his only chance. He fared well in the Met Mile and lasted much more of the mile than most thought. Then his form went south, but last out got a very nice confidence booster against overmatched state breds.

Vineyard Haven is the most versatile horse in here and its seems only logical that he'll set up camp right behind Driven by Success and have the best trip of any in here. Probably the most likely winner.

I wonder how they will bet this race. My guess:

Pyro/Vineyard Haven entry 7/5
Bribon 2/1
Kodiak Kowboy 3/1
Driven by Success 5/1
Vacation 18/1

He does? I know you scored on him last time with the Assjuice, but this is not a description I'd ever ascribe to him.

agree... I think he stinks, I love Bribon.