Short fields on Saturday

Gander · #1 10-05-2006, 06:33 PM

Wow...

Beldame- 6
Flower Bowl- 7
Vosburgh- 5
Joe Hirsch- 6 (Rabbit doesnt count)
Jockey Club- 4

Huge on talent but the wagering is not going to be all that great unless you absolutely love somebody.

Downthestretch55 · #2 10-05-2006, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Gander

Wow...

Beldame- 6
Flower Bowl- 7
Vosburgh- 5
Joe Hirsch- 6 (Rabbit doesnt count)
Jockey Club- 4

Huge on talent but the wagering is not going to be all that great unless you absolutely love somebody.

Not a great wagering day...but heck, if you absolutely love somebody, there are other places to show the "love" besides the track, if ya know what I mean.

Pointg5 · #3 10-05-2006, 06:40 PM

Yes, I picked a bad Weekend to make a come back, maybe find something earlier in the card and watch the rest...

DiscreetCat=Monster · #4 10-05-2006, 06:40 PM

Worst BC Prep Card I have ever seen at Big Sandy in along time

Even Worse,

Goodwood Breeders' Cup H. (G2)
1 1/8 Miles Dirt Open 3 Year Olds And Up
Stakes - Purse:$500,000
Post # Horse Jockey Weight Claim Price Equip. Med.
1 Romeo Plus (ARG) Arroyo N Jr 111 0 L
2 Giacomo Smith M E 118 0 L
3 Super Frolic Cohen D 117 0 L
4 Lava Man Nakatani C S 126 0 L
5 Preachinatthebar Court J K 117 0 L
6 Magnum (ARG) Pedroza M A 117 0 L
7 Brother Derek Solis A 115

OHH Lava Man is gonna half to race aginst JOKERMO & Super Slow if he don't win by atleast 4 or 5 his stock goes down

randallscott35 · #5 10-05-2006, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by DiscreetCat=Monster

Worst BC Prep Card I have ever seen at Big Sandy in along time

I've looked at every race in the last hour. Sadly I agree. Fun to see the big boys in certain races. But the fields sure used to be bigger in these.

Gander · #6 10-05-2006, 07:38 PM

Reminds me of the awful Travers Day cards the last 2 years.

Nostradamus · #7 10-05-2006, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DiscreetCat=Monster

Worst BC Prep Card I have ever seen at Big Sandy in along time

Even Worse,

Goodwood Breeders' Cup H. (G2)
1 1/8 Miles Dirt Open 3 Year Olds And Up
Stakes - Purse:$500,000
Post # Horse Jockey Weight Claim Price Equip. Med.
1 Romeo Plus (ARG) Arroyo N Jr 111 0 L
2 Giacomo Smith M E 118 0 L
3 Super Frolic Cohen D 117 0 L
4 Lava Man Nakatani C S 126 0 L
5 Preachinatthebar Court J K 117 0 L
6 Magnum (ARG) Pedroza M A 117 0 L
7 Brother Derek Solis A 115

OHH Lava Man is gonna half to race aginst JOKERMO & Super Slow if he don't win by atleast 4 or 5 his stock goes down

Even worse? This is actually a pretty good field. Much better than the JCGC.

Slewbopper · #8 10-06-2006, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Nostradamus

Even worse? This is actually a pretty good field. Much better than the JCGC.

The Goodwood field looks like a rerun of Lava's last two races

Nostradamus · #9 10-05-2006, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by DiscreetCat=Monster

Worst BC Prep Card I have ever seen at Big Sandy in along time

Even Worse,

Goodwood Breeders' Cup H. (G2)
1 1/8 Miles Dirt Open 3 Year Olds And Up
Stakes - Purse:$500,000
Post # Horse Jockey Weight Claim Price Equip. Med.
1 Romeo Plus (ARG) Arroyo N Jr 111 0 L
2 Giacomo Smith M E 118 0 L
3 Super Frolic Cohen D 117 0 L
4 Lava Man Nakatani C S 126 0 L
5 Preachinatthebar Court J K 117 0 L
6 Magnum (ARG) Pedroza M A 117 0 L
7 Brother Derek Solis A 115

OHH Lava Man is gonna half to race aginst JOKERMO & Super Slow if he don't win by atleast 4 or 5 his stock goes down

Even worse? This is actually a pretty good field. Much better than the JCGC.

Gander · #10 10-05-2006, 07:52 PM

Lava Man will win by 5 and people on here will say he beat nothing. Same old song and dance. Gets pretty tired after a while. If this horse was based on the east coast, he'd be the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Gander · #11 10-05-2006, 08:02 PM

I see Fleet Indian is going out. We'll see what kind of horse she is without an easy lead. Unless I see the White Mercedes pulling up next to her barn, I am betting against her with both fists.

2MinsToPost · #12 10-05-2006, 08:02 PM

Whats funny, just an observation, is I don't see any 4 horse field Graded Stakes races at a poly track this weekend. Just an observation, I am neither for or against hint hint Oracle, Euro etc......

2MinsToPost · #13 10-05-2006, 08:04 PM

Come to think of it, many a Graded Stakes race in New York this year has had very small fields.

Just my observation, no need to attack.

Gander · #14 10-05-2006, 08:05 PM

I'd take 4 horse fields at Belmont over 12 horse fields on the polycrap any day of the week. Why not just run indoors while we're at it. Throw in Mike Battaglia's voice and I'd rather eat Mcdonalds hamburgers all day.

DiscreetCat=Monster · #15 10-05-2006, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Gander

Lava Man will win by 5 and people on here will say he beat nothing. Same old song and dance. Gets pretty tired after a while. If this horse was based on the east coast, he'd be the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Only he hasn't win outside Cali yet which would mean if he was based on the east coast he would be just another horse on the backside

Nostradamus · #16 10-05-2006, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by DiscreetCat=Monster

Only he hasn't win outside Cali yet which would mean if he was based on the east coast he would be just another horse on the backside

What? If he was on the East Coast he would be the 2nd best horse. Maybe 3rd behind Invasor. Look at some of the joke winners like in the Woodward. Lava Man would have won that race easily.

Gander · #17 10-05-2006, 07:46 PM

So much for getting a good price on War Front. My guess is something like this:

Henny Hughes- 6/5
Silver Train 2/1
War Front- 2/1
Whos the Cowboy- 8/1
Attilas Storm- 12/1

#18 10-05-2006, 07:50 PM

Tons of talent that is for sure. But it is a sad state of affairs when a Grade I gets 4 horses.