Summer Bird pointed for The BC

[CSC]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

If that happens they should get Jeremy Piven for the Chris Rosier role and Kurt Russell for Desormeaux. Peter North could play Tim Ice in a breakthrough performance.

The Giants once beat the Pats in the Superbowl, true it is not an easy feat. But it is worth discussion if it can be done(however remote) does he deserve HOY if people can look past the RA sweetheart theme. She's a great filly but objectively he is a very good horse himself who is only getting better.

Originally Posted by CSC

The Giants once beat the Pats in the Superbowl, true it is not an easy feat. But it is worth discussion if it can be done(however remote) does he deserve HOY if people can look past the RA sweetheart theme. She's a great filly but objectively he is a very good horse himself who is only getting better.

He'll have to beat Rachel Alexander.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

He'll have to beat Rachel Alexander.

After the Woodward, the answer to that should be clearer depending on the result. Her campaign after this weekend could get easier or harder.

[Gander]

Originally Posted by CSC

After the Woodward, the answer to that should be clearer depending on the result. Her campaign after this weekend could get easier or harder.

Who really do you see in the Woodward that can beat her, beyond herself?

[Danzig]

since the haskell is the only time they'll meet this year, you can't ignore the fact that rachel dominated summer bird that day. speculation about a rematch notwithstanding, facts are facts.
also, altho i think summer bird put on a nice show in the travers, it's far from a given that he wins his next two. good for ice taking him to cali, if that's what they choose to do. given the fact that summer bird usually tends to find his way on a track once he has a few works/gallops, they have to feel some confidence in their approach.
however, one mans treasure is another mans trash. jess jackson has been emphatic about not liking poly, and who is in the position to question his motives? he hasn't exactly taken a safe approach with rachel, as evidenced by two starts vs colts, including a classic win over the derby winner, as well as the second and third place finishers in ky. and now taking on open company in the woodward...if she wins there, it's yet another leg up on the 3 yo competition, who have yet to make the attempt.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

He'll have to beat Rachel Alexander.

and even then, they'd have one each. summer bird has the lead imo for 3 yo colt-but he has a lot to do to get HOY. and it's far from a given that he wins the bcc-or the jcgc for that matter.