Whitney Day Stakes

[Bobby Fischer]

Student Council/Rising Moon

Student Council appears to be the best in the race, but Rising Moon is really a big monster. Rising Moon could turn into the classic distance horse of 2008, and it wouldn't be a shock.

Hard to know how good Solar Flare is.
Really a deep race, with a ton of horses you can make a case for.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

commentator is 7 nica please

[Bobby Fischer]

2nd look

- The more I look at it, the two 9furlong Main track races (Whitney/GoforWand) give a few lengths edge to those horses who can establish position entering the first turn. OR they punish sluggish horses with outside post positions.

Commentator, Solar Flare, Notional, Cowtown Cat, Tasteyville, and maybe Merchent Marine should get pretty good trips. -Not the group of horses I would pick the winner from. If I had to, I would say Solar Flare and Notional have the best shot at winning out of this group.
Maybe my exacta conatains those 2 with Student Council/Rising Moon...

In the Go for Wand Ginger Punch is not only the best, but she gets the best of the track.

[miraja2]

Every year the Whitney makes me think of the 1999 Victory Gallop-Behrens matchup in that race.
It has to be one of my favorite races in the last decade.
For those who may have forgotten: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf7UIKALfM8

[Gander]

Solar Flare is really tough for me to bet on after his hang job in the Suburban. Hard to envision him getting by a horse like Commentator if he couldnt get by Frost Giant with a perfect trip. I think Commentator at 7/5 is better "value" than Solar Flare at 6/1.