4/5 (SA): Santa Anita Derby (Gr. I) + 3 Gr. II Stakes

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I'm not sure Signature Move will be 30-1, but what am I missing with him? Say he really did have a lung infection at the Fairgrounds and you throw the race out. His "impressive" allowance race looks good on the surface. but a closer look shows it was a 4 horse field and a horrible field at that. So where's his good race? I'm not trying to talk anyone off a longshot, but I'm just trying to see where you guys that like him are coming from.

Just to be fair, I think one of the horses out of his allowance race (the Brian Koriner runner) came back to win by open lengths in another first condition, though it may have come on turf. Signature Move did win that race fairly comfortably and prior to that looked staving off multiple challenges in his maiden win, so he has potential to be a good horse. His numbers aren't great, however, and after missing the San Felipe last month you have to wonder about how sharp he is for this race, his toughest by far, particularly when he has to improve to win.

On paper, you can expect improvement from his throw-out Risen Star run, but that might only mean a decent 4th or 5th place finish here. I suppose at huge odds, he has exotics appeal, too.

[10 pnt move up]

continuing a my straight up roi killer this meet....give me the turf horse Polonious.

Colonel John could possibly be one of the greatest 3 year olds ever considering how well he's doing with that trainer.

[GPK]

I love the way Polonius looked in his maiden breaker and in the Pasadena. Anxious to see how his form will be on the synthetic, but I love the way he moves. Obvious class test, but he will be on my ticket.

[hockey2315]

I've liked Polonius since his maiden breaker, too. . . Not sure how he'll do on the new surface and with pace pressure but I'll play him for a few.

[letswastemoney]

I don't know much about Polonius other than he's a turf horse. So...he's a front runner? I was hoping he'd be a stalking type.

[hockey2315]

He was on the front in his last. . . I think he stalked when he broke his maiden. . .

[GPK]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

He was on the front in his last. . . I think he stalked when he broke his maiden. . .

He lead them all the way around

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by GPK

I love the way Polonius looked in his maiden breaker and in the Pasadena. Anxious to see how his form will be on the synthetic, but I love the way he moves. Obvious class test, but he will be on my ticket.

Thinking the same thing. The works surely give some confidence he'll make the surface switch at a nice price.

[cakes44]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Colonel John could possibly be one of the greatest 3 year olds ever considering how well he's doing with that trainer.

Now that is funny...and I could not agree more.