Bo Rail gets the boot on Mine that Bird

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Three of the last four winners have won from well off the pace. It all depends on if there's any speed, but Mnr is not as notoriously speed-favoring as Monmouth.

The purse is gigantic and the field is likely to be soft. That goes into the decision just as much as whether it fits his style.

NT

yes, its usually a weaker than the Haskell.

I guess it makes sense, the owners have a gelding and so its a money grab type move, and lets face it they are not Sheiks.

I actually have seen numbers that show Mntr as the 3rd most speed biased track in the country. I dont play there enough to know but trust where I got the numbers. Maybe different at night than day?