4/9 (AQU): Carter (G1), Wood, Gazelle (G2's), Bay Shore (G3), more

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Thanks; Aloha West is nominated to the Count Fleet too and has some sharp recent works. Hopefully the big purse ($500k) keeps them both in there.

I thought I just read that he was making his first start this year in the Derby Day race.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I thought I just read that he was making his first start this year in the Derby Day race.

Yeah, I guess it's too much to anticipate the horse could make both races with only 3 weeks in-between. Too traditional I suppose.

It's hilarious, I was reading an old Sports Illustrated article about the 1987 3yo crop. Mack Miller and Shug McGaughey are quoted griping about the Breeders' Cup being scheduled for late November that year and how difficult it would be to wait 6 weeks between starts.