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Old 09-26-2007, 05:24 PM
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3rd (1:30) Yellow Ribbon S. (G1)

1 1/4 Miles (Turf) | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $400,000

1 Mauralakana (FR) Espinoza V 123 L
2 Nashoba's Key Talamo J 123 L
3 Memorette Smith M E 123 L
4 Imagine Nakatani C S 123 L
5 Black Mamba (NZ) Baze T C 123 L
6 Citronnade Flores D R 123 L



7th (3:30) Oak Leaf S. (G1)

1 1/16 Miles (All Weather Track) | Fillies | 2 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $250,000

1 Set Play Blanc B 122 L
2 Wild Baby Girl Pedroza M A 122 L
3 Sunday Geisha Nakatani C S 122 L
4 The Golden Noodle Potts C L 122 L
5 Cry and Catch Me Smith M E 122 L
6 Runforthemoneybaby Baze T C 122 L
7 Gentle Audrey Talamo J 122 L
8 Golden Doc A Garcia M 122 L
9 Izarra Espinoza V 122 L
10 Tasha's Miracle Flores D R 122 L
11 P. S. U. Grad Baze M C 122 L



9th (4:30) Goodwood H. (G1)

1 1/8 Miles (All Weather Track) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $500,000

1 Arson Squad Espinoza V 124 L
2 Hello Sunday (FR) Blanc B 124 L
3 Lewis Michael Baird E T 124 L
4 Tiago Smith M E 124 L
5 Porfido (CHI) Rosario J 124 Blk-On L
6 Big Booster Baze M C 124 L
7 Lava Man Nakatani C S 124 L
8 Awesome Gem Flores D R 124 L
9 A. P. Xcellent Valdivia J Jr 124 L
10 Wanna Runner Baze T C 124 L
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Old 09-26-2007, 05:42 PM
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Nashoba's Key FTW
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Old 09-26-2007, 08:09 PM
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Nk and citronnade
the two harlan's holiday fillies on the outside in the oakleaf
lewis michael in the dogwood.
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Old 09-26-2007, 08:32 PM
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Does it seem odd to anyone else that Lewis Michael is traveling to CA for $500k, and Student Council is traveling to Chi-town for $500k? Though I guess Catalano wanted to stay on the tires, but why wouldn't Cerin???
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Old 09-26-2007, 08:50 PM
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A race like the Goodwood is a very tough one to handicap I think. So many of these horses are moving from the ridiculously slow Del Mar poly to the relatively unknown Santa Anita Cushion. One would presume that the new surface would play like the Hollywood Cushion, and that the form these West Coasters showed there would be the best thing to look at. But then I read where several people (including Victor Espinoza) have said that the Cushion at Santa Anita is significantly different than the surface at Hollywood.
Then you have a horse like Lewis Michael who - like most of these - is going from poly to cushion, but he is coming from the Arlington poly which is a lot different than the Del Mar poly. I know his trainer thinks Lewis Michael is the "best polytrack horse in the world" but how will that form transfer to the cushion? Also, Lewis Michael's big "G2" win in his last start came against absolutely nobody.
Like I said, it seems like a tough one to me.
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Old 09-27-2007, 03:53 PM
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Also, Lewis Michael's big "G2" win in his last start came against absolutely nobody.
You're right. He should fit right in against California's Grade I horses.




He's going to walk.
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Old 09-26-2007, 09:02 PM
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Does it seem odd to anyone else that Lewis Michael is traveling to CA for $500k, and Student Council is traveling to Chi-town for $500k? Though I guess Catalano wanted to stay on the tires, but why wouldn't Cerin???
Student Council already lucked up and got his grade one win. If the SA track plays more like Hollywood than Del Mar, he'd go back to being a non-factor. Instead, he can go to Chicago and face a bunch of hens and roosters for the same price and be favored. Meanwhile, Lewis Michael doesn't have his grade one yet and I'm sure his connections saw Student Council whip the field in the Pacific Classic so they are taking a chance that the track could cancel some of the main contenders out like Del Mar did. If he takes to the track, he may never get an easier chance for a grade one on the "dirt" than he would here.
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Old 09-26-2007, 10:34 PM
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Man..I look for Lava Man to run huge in the Goodwin and if he wins this or runs good..I would say they send him to the BC Classic...where I think he has a legitimate chance to win...the Monmouth track should suit him just fine..you might get 10/15-1 on him..the East Coast bias should help his odds...he could be worth a ducat
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Old 09-28-2007, 09:46 AM
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Does it seem odd to anyone else that Lewis Michael is traveling to CA for $500k, and Student Council is traveling to Chi-town for $500k? Though I guess Catalano wanted to stay on the tires, but why wouldn't Cerin???
I am just glad that A.P. Arrow and A.P. Xcellent ended up in different races this time. When they are in the same race, it confuses me for a few seconds....until I remember to just toss both of them.
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Old 09-26-2007, 08:44 PM
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Interesting point. I just looked at the entries and Student Council is running under Steve Asmussen's name on Saturday, maybe that is why.
I just looked a bit closer and you're right. I hadn't read anything about a transfer since the Pacific Classic. Might be a one race deal b/c of licensing, maybe???
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