Woodbine Mile
 

Looks like a nice field..... I like Ad Valorem and Vanderlin. Who do you all like here?


Woodbine Mile
Purse: $1 million; 1 mile, turf; Grade 1
HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY

Ad Valorem A. O'Brien P. Husbands

Awesome Action S. Leslie No rider

Ballast G. Motion T. Kabel

Becrux N. Drysdale C. Nakatani

Captain Kurt M. Conlon E. Wilson

Dalavin A. Cappuccitti C. Montpellier

Diamond Green R. Frankel No rider

Rebel Rebel R. Dutrow E. Prado

Remarkable News A. Penna Jr. J. Castellano

Shoal Water M. Frostad R. Landry

Sweet Return R. McAnally K. Desormeaux

Therecomesatiger T. Proctor M. Guidry

Three Valleys R. Frankel R. Dominguez

Vanderlin A. Balding R. Hughes

http://www.drf.com/news/article/78590.html

The Woodbine turf course is OUTSIDE the one-mile dirt (oops, Polytrack) track, so is different from most US turf tracks. In fact, it is a 12f oval, the same size as the Belmont main track, but with a longer stretch - 1440 ft. for the WO turf vs 1097 ft for the Belmont main track - longer even than Churchill's seemingly interminable stretch, 1234 ft. Races up to 9f are one turn. It think it makes perfect sense to use a rider familiar with this unusual layout over a rider from out of town.

Update from DRF...

http://www.drf.com/news/article/78621.html

is that Ballast the ex Euro? A few of them in this field!

Damn, was hoping the entries would be up today. Guess we have to wait until tomorrow - seems to be the only good stakes race of teh weekend

How come it's no longer called 'The Atto Mile'?

Not very exciting, but here's what i found.....

http://www.bloodhorse.com/articleind...e.asp?id=32294

yeah, i was in toronto for the 2001?? atto......that track reminded me of hollywood park. toronto did have the best strip joints of all time....i mean thats what people told me:rolleyes:

Atto was the name of a sponsor. Apparently that sponsor pulled out.

Yeah, the Euros will obviously be the horses to beat, but I have always liked Diamond Green and have to think that he is capable of better than he has shown thus far this season...I'll take him on his backclass at a price....

From DRF...
http://www.drf.com/news/article/78629.html

Woodbine - September 17th, 2006 - Race 9
Woodbine Mile S. - Grade: 1
Estimated Local Post Time: 5:06 PM
Race Type: Stakes
Breed: Thoroughbred
Age Restriction: Three Year Old and Upward
Purse: $1,000,000
Distance:One Mile
Surface: Turf
Post Horse Name Age Sex Weight Jockey Name
1 Vanderlin (GB) 7 Gelding 119 Richard Hughes
2 Sweet Return (GB) 6 Horse 121 Kent J. Desormeaux
3 Therecomesatiger (FL) 4 Gelding 117 Mark Guidry
4 Shoal Water (ON) 6 Gelding 117 Robert C. Landry
5 Ad Valorem (KY) 4 Colt 124 Patrick Husbands
6 Diamond Green (FR) 5 Horse 117 Jose A. Santos
7 Remarkable News (VEN) 4 Colt 121 Javier Castellano
8 Three Valleys (KY) 5 Horse 119 Ramon A. Dominguez
9 Ballast (IRE) 5 Gelding 117 Todd Kabel
10 Becrux (ITY) 4 Gelding 117 Corey S. Nakatani
11 Rebel Rebel (IRE) 4 Colt 119 Edgar S. Prado
12 Dalavin (FL) 5 Gelding 117 Constant Montpellier
13 Captain Kurt (NZ) 4 Gelding 117 Emma-Jayne Wilson

Woodbines grass stretch is the "titties"

I like Becrux in here, he shouldnt be 15-1

Three valleys should be tough in here although i havent studied the race yet.

Woodbine Mile
 

http://www.drf.com/row/pps/06woodbinemile.pdf


I think I like Rebel Rebel in this spot. I think he will be a decent price and can nip Remarkable News at the wire.

Very interesting race that I want to handicapp more deeply, who do you think will go off as the favorite? possibly that Frankel runner? Three Valleys or Remakable News maybe.