The Alabama - is there a prayer

[ateamstupid]

It'll almost definitely be fast.

[Betsy]

well, I asked for a fast track and got it, but Music Note just wasn't good enough today. I'm not happy with the glacial fractions Little Belle set and I think MN should have been much closer, but she had her chance and just couldn't get by Proud Spell.

[eajinabi]

that was racing at its best.
Gabriel Saez redeemed the victory and revenge on music note. Great ride and one helluva race

[Betsy]

I'm not saying this as sour grapes, but I'm not sure how great a race it was. Those fractions were suitable for trotting horses, not thoroughbreds. I don't think every close race is great. If MN had won, I'd be thrilled, but I would also be disappointed as I don't think she ran that well. I had a bad feeling all afternoon about this filly. I just got the idea that Godolphin was talking up Little Belle and that Music Note did not really flourish after the CCAO. Her work the other day, when she went 2 seconds slower than Little Belle, sounded a couple of alarms with me.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Betsy

I'm not saying this as sour grapes, but I'm not sure how great a race it was. Those fractions were suitable for trotting horses, not thoroughbreds. I don't think every close race is great. If MN had won, I'd be thrilled, but I would also be disappointed as I don't think she ran that well. I had a bad feeling all afternoon about this filly. I just got the idea that Godolphin was talking up Little Belle and that Music Note did not really flourish after the CCAO. Her work the other day, when she went 2 seconds slower than Little Belle, sounded a couple of alarms with me.

it did? i thought you seemed happy with her work, and how she finished up. and she only lost by a head today, not exactly a disappointing effort. looking forward to the rubber match between todays top two.

[eajinabi]

They will meet in the BC but not sure how good they will be against Zenyatta on her home court

[Theatrical]

Originally Posted by eajinabi

They will meet in the BC but not sure how good they will be against Zenyatta on her home court

A really nice shootout between Proud Spell and Music Note.

That said, Zenyatta will be waiting.

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by Danzig

it did? i thought you seemed happy with her work, and how she finished up. and she only lost by a head today, not exactly a disappointing effort. looking forward to the rubber match between todays top two.

I posted that above comment almost immediately after the race, which completely bummed me out. I had a bad feeling about Music Note, but more because I'm always like that before a race. She ran ok, but losing by a head kills........especially when she looked like she was going to win. This is the 2nd time I've had a horse come back on one of my favorites (the other being Mambo in Seattle against You and I Forever) and it sure is frustrating. She's still a nice filly, but losing this race smarts a lot.

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by Betsy

I posted that above comment almost immediately after the race, which completely bummed me out. I had a bad feeling about Music Note, but more because I'm always like that before a race. She ran ok, but losing by a head kills........especially when she looked like she was going to win. This is the 2nd time I've had a horse come back on one of my favorites (the other being Mambo in Seattle against You and I Forever) and it sure is frustrating. She's still a nice filly, but losing this race smarts a lot.

Actually, she hung like a RAT. But she was all out on the turn to keep up.

It was entertaining, to say the least, to see GODOLPHIN BENT OVER. They tried to control the race with their rabbit and PS basically shoved it right back in their face.

At some point, Saez needs to come off PS and Darley might think about bumping Castellano.