7/31 (MTH): Haskell (G1), Matchmaker & Oceanport (G3's), 5 more
 

5th (1:55) Regret S.

6 Furlongs | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 Military Miss Hampshire J F Jr 117 L
2 D'wild Ride Luzzi M J 117 L
3 Hour Glass Bravo J 117 L
4 Indian Legend Arroyo A S 121 L
5 Karmageddon Leparoux J R 117 L
6 Love That Dance Fragoso P 121 L
7 Feel That Fire Valdivia J Jr 121 L
8 Bronx City Girl Saez L 117 L
9 Magical Feeling Alvarado R Jr 119 L



6th (2:26) Jersey Derby

1 1/16 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 East of Danzig Valdivia J Jr 117 L
2 Breathless Storm Lopez P 117 L
3 Chinglish Castanon J L 123 L
4 Distorted Appeal Arroyo A S 117 L
5 Loving Dove Decarlo C P 119 L
6 J Isle Marquez C H Jr 117 Blk-Off L
7 Rustler Hustler Leparoux J R 119 L
8 Beachcombing Bravo J 117 L
9 Moonhanger Trujillo E 117 L
10 Kentucky Reign Garcia M 117 L



7th (2:57) Majestic Light S.

1 1/16 Miles | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 Soaring Empire Leparoux J R 121 L
2 Southern Ridge Marquez C H Jr 119 L
3 Modern Cowboy Bravo J 119 L
4 Eddie C. Acosta J D 117 L
5 Motovato Saez L 123 L
6 Hermosillo Lopez C C 117 L
7 Kensei Trujillo E 123 L
8 Cactus Charlie Uske S 117 L



8th (3:28) Lady's Secret S.

1 1/16 Miles | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 C C's Pal Castanon J L 120 L
2 Lacie Slew Garcia M 118 L
3 Acronym Luzzi M J 118 L
4 Silver La Belle Lanerie C J 118 L
5 Ask the Moon Saez L 118 L
6 Remit Bravo J 120 L
7 Debonair Darling Trujillo E 118 L
8 Check Point Marquez C H Jr 120 L
9 Successful Song Lopez P 118 L
10 Quiet Giant Leparoux J R 120 L



9th (3:59) Oceanport S. (G3)

1 1/16 Miles (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $200,000

1 Schoolyard Dreams Castanon J L 116 L
2 Workin for Hops Trujillo E 118 L
3 Yummy With Butter Lopez P 116 L
4 Sayif (IRE) Hill C 118 L
5 Moryba (BRZ) Saez L 116 L
6 Get Serious Fragoso P 116 L
7 Violon Sacre Curatolo R 117 L
8 Voodoo Swinge Bravo J 116 L
9 Baryshnikov Leparoux J R 116 L
10 General Perfect Garcia M 116 L
11 Straight Story Marquez C H Jr 120 L



10th (4:31) Teddy Drone S.

6 Furlongs | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

1 Khan of Khans Lopez C C 117 L
2 Rule by Night Trujillo E 117 L
3 Irrefutable Garcia M 117 L
4 Jersey Town Leparoux J R 117 L
5 Coral Key Moya R F 117 L
6 Ravalo Rose J 117 L
7 Force Freeze Lopez P 117
8 Roaring Lion Luzzi M J 121 L
9 Delong Road Bravo J 117 L
10 Partyallnightlong Marquez C H Jr 123 L



11th (5:04) Taylor Made Matchmaker S. (G3)

1 1/8 Miles (Turf) | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $200,000

1 Perfect Shirl Leparoux J R 116 L
2 No Explaining (IRE) Hill C 118
3 Unbridled Essence Lopez P 116 L
4 C. S. Silk Garcia M 118 L
5 Dream Louise Pimentel J 116 L
6 Ravi's Song Lanerie C J 118 L
7 Romacaca Baird E T 120 L
8 Cherokee Queen Saez L 116 L
9 Marquet Madness Trujillo E 116 L
10 Apple Charlotte Rose J 116 L
11 Christine Daae Bravo J 116 L


12th (5:43) Haskell Invitational S. (G1)

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

1 Coil Garcia M 118 Blk-Off L
2 Joe Vann Bravo J 118 L
3 Pants On Fire Trujillo E 118 L
4 Concealed Identity Decarlo C P 118 L
5 Shackleford Castanon J L 122 L
6 Ruler On Ice Valdivia J Jr 122 L
7 J J's Lucky Train Lopez P 118 L
8 Astrology Leparoux J R 118 L

5-2 will be an outstanding gift to offset the fact I cannot fly back for this.

Are the Breen pair running as an entry? Doesn't look like it...as such, the morning line is WAYYYYYYYYYYY off. Just not enough points to go around the way they were distributed.

EDIT - It seems this thread was adjusted to show Pants On Fire 8-1 instead of 4-1 as he is listed on the MTH website

Not that I would bet them straight-up, but give me 8-1 on Pants On Fire over 4-1 on Ruler On Ice all day long.

A racecourse couldn't setup any better than this one does for Shackleford.

:tro::tro:

Shackleford at less than 2-1 with three works since running in all three Triple Crown races sounds like a terrible bet to me.

[quote=NTamm1215;795534]Shackleford at less than 2-1 with three works since running in all three Triple Crown races sounds like a terrible bet to me.[/QUOT

There is plenty of early speed to boot.

Looks like a good card, at least in terms of horses per race. I must say I hate to see Joey P running at the levels he's at.

#1 Coil looks interesting. Baffert sends Martin along with him
Lightly raced, never been out of the $
I'd like to see a work over the course.

Phenomenal card, top to bottom.

JJ's Lucky Train.

(Using Coil and Ruler on Ice underneath and then with Shack and Concealed Identity in a tri).

Astrology to come off the pace

NBC manages to show an AOC, yet ESPN skips a G3. Really smart. :rolleyes:

Have a feeling Coil is coming down.

What race where you watching?

When?

Last week and here's video to prove it.

Great ride by Garcia not to panic and place Coil properly on outside for stretch, all in all an impressive race for son of Point Given.

hehe Coil almost won by the same margin as his dad did.

I think Shackleford lost by almost the same margin his dad did.

Baffert is 5 for 5 now in the Haskell starting with Point Given.

2001 Point Given
2002 War Emblem
2006 Roman Ruler
2010 Lookin At Lucky
2011 Coil

And he finished 2nd with Captain Steve in 2000. His influence on this race is even more amazing this year when you consider that he trained the sires of the first three finishers, two of which won the Haskell themselves.

Coil by Point Given
Shackleford by Forestry
Ruler On Ice by Roman Ruler

The white-haired boy just simply owns this race.

So Shackleford is a game motherf-er, Ruler on Ice is probably not wholly awful, and Coil is blossoming late. Fair conclusion?

I think the interesting thing about Coil yesterday was how he came from last to win the race. In his prior starts he has always been on or close to the lead. Baffert took the blinkers off, I'm guessing he didn't want to have to duel with Shack on the lead. Although I don't think that was the ideal gameplan for him (being absolutely last), it worked out perfectly. He was able to make a run on the good part of the track (which seemed to be pretty fair yesterday, with exception to the rail which looked pretty dead) in route to a very nice win. I think Baffert deserves a lot of credit for the equipment change in this case.
As far as Ruler on Ice goes, I just think he was the fresh horse and liked the slop at Belmont that day.

That is exactly what I thought. Shackleford ran his ass off yesterday.

If I could bet one horse to win the BC Classic right now, it would be Coil (if I could get 20/1)

I'd like to see Baffert send Coil to Saratoga now instead of shipping back to California. I think he would run a better race in the Travers if he did this, but I guessing trying to play trainer with one of his horses is pretty stupid considering how unbelievable he is.

Four things I think after Haskell

1. Shackleford is one courageous SOB that gives it everything all the time. If I were the connections I would focus on the Mile where I think he can be a superstar.

2. Coil, Last to First at Monmouth Park pretty much says it all. Now all we need to see is another strong Dirt effort so we can dismiss yesterday as a First Time Syn to Dirt bump.

3. Ruler on Ice shows that Belmont wasn't a fluke and I think he is a strong contender going forward and a Travers win wouldn't be far fetched.

4. Until I am proven otherwise I am considering 3 year olds winning preps at the Fairgrounds over the winter auto tosses elsewhere.

The problem for Shackleford is that, for some reason, we don't really have a mile division in this country besides a few races. I can't decide if the King's Bishop is too sharp for him and I sort of doubt they'll send him there.

Just talking Woodward on ATR. Seems like a good fit.

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