7/29 (MTH): Haskell (G1), Molly Pitcher (G2), Matchmaker (G3)

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by Kasept

1 1/8 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $1,000,000

1 Nonios Nakatani C S 118 L
2 Dullahan Desormeaux K J 120 L
3 Paynter Bejarano R 118 L
4 Gemologist Castellano J J 120 L
5 Handsome Mike Gutierrez Mario 118 L
6 Stealcase Bridgmohan S X 118 L

A $1,000,000 Grade 1 race gets just six horses ... and an N2X ALW horse is 3-to-2 on the morning line.


The Jim Dandy is a 600K Grade 2 that got just a field of 8 (thanks to the Curlin) and the ML favorite is a horse who was last seen getting spanked in the Kentucky Derby. He's never won anything more than a soft Grade 3.

The West Va Derby, The Curlin, the injuries, and the time between starts have all hurt these races.

Secretariat, Alydar, Java Gold, Easy Goer etc all skipped the Jim Dandy to run against older horses in the Whitney. That will never happen again.