Originally Posted by Cunningham Racing

Unfortunately, probably not...I know she ran well in it last year, but I just think there will always be a Euro that is faster and better..I know Artie won it last year and I actually bet Artie, but most years I'll side with the European contingent...we'll just have to see how strong they (Euros) are before I decide....I will say this, I think Gorella is better than Miesque's Approval...Another real longshot sleeper in this division to me is Bobby Frankel's Diamond Green, who has a lot of backclass and should wake up if Frankel gets him off the fairways on the West coast and onto the more authentic grass courses on the East coast....he might be a live longshot worth following..I've always been a fan of his...

Back to Gorella, I think she can beat most fillies and mares going 1 3/8-miles...just depends on who comes...her race iun the Woodford Reserve on Derby day was VERY good IMO against horses that are all superior to most fillies and mares in the world...she got into SIGNIFICANT traffic trouble and was finishing with a ton of interest going 1 1/8-miles over that course...I was on the rail watching it and I watched her gallop out...I really don't see 1 3/8-miles being a big issue for her over that turf course....we'll see...