5/3 (CD): 139th Kentucky Oaks; 5 Undercard Stakes

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by JJP

I'm going to have to watch a replay of that last race, but War Dancer, Positively, and Tenforthemoney finished within a half length of each other; all closed into what appeared to be a falling apart late type of race.

Watch the replay. The pace was hot, but War Dancer had a ton of trouble at the start. Ateam pointed out the pace kind of negates the trouble. I guess I agree with him. I just think the horse has done nothing wrong on turf. The horse who beat him first out came back to win a Stakes at Keeneland for Pletcher. I also love the way Garcia is riding right now. Check out his turf ride in Belmonts 90k overnight Stakes today.

[JJP]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Watch the replay. The pace was hot, but War Dancer had a ton of trouble at the start. Ateam pointed out the pace kind of negates the trouble. I guess I agree with him. I just think the horse has done nothing wrong on turf. The horse who beat him first out came back to win a Stakes at Keeneland for Pletcher. I also love the way Garcia is riding right now. Check out his turf ride in Belmonts 90k overnight Stakes today.

He did spot the field a solid 3 lengths in that race. I wanted to downgrade him due to his maiden win; the 3rd, 4th and 5th betting choices all went down in a spill, and he was clear of trouble. But I guess that win at Keeneland showed he was legit. Only question is there's not much speed in the race on Friday.