10/2 (OTH): Goodwood, Yellow Ribbon, Lady's Secret, Norfolk S. (G1's)
 

6th (3:39) Norfolk S. (G1)

1 1/16 Miles (All Weather Track) | Open | 2 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $250,000

1 J P's Gusto Valenzuela P A 122 L
2 Clearance Clarence Nakatani C S 122 L
3 Boxeur des Rues Bejarano R 122
4 Lucky Mr. K Talamo J 122 L
5 Acaffella Baze R A 122 L
6 Riveting Reason Espinoza V 122 L
7 Jaycito Smith M E 122 L



7th (4:15) Lady's Secret S. (G1)

1 1/16 Miles (All Weather Track) | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $250,000

1 Switch Quinonez A 120 L
2 Moon de French Talamo J 123 L
3 Rinterval (IRE) Bejarano R 123 L
4 Satans Quick Chick Alvarado J 123 L
5 Zenyatta Smith M E 123 L
6 Emmy Darling Valenzuela P A 123 L



8th (4:50) Yellow Ribbon S. (G1)

1 1/4 Miles (Turf) | Fillies and Mares | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $250,000

1 Lilly Fa Pootz Talamo J 123 L
2 Restless Soul (GB) Valenzuela P A 123 L
3 Gypsy's Warning (SAF) Smith M E 123
4 Go Forth North Berrio O A 120 L
5 Princess Taylor (GB) Espinoza V 123 L
6 Princess Haya Nakatani C S 123 L
7 Sweet and Flawless Alvarado J 123 L
8 Turning Top (IRE) Blanc B 123 L
9 Hibaayeb (GB) Bejarano R 120



9th (5:20) Goodwood S. (G1)

1 1/8 Miles (All Weather Track) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $250,000

1 Informed Talamo J 124 L
2 Crown of Thorns Bejarano R 124 L
3 Dakota Phone Valenzuela P A 124 L
4 Crowded House (GB) Nakatani C S 124 L
5 Twirling Candy Smith M E 121 L
6 Awesome Gem Flores D R 124 L
7 Richard's Kid Quinonez A 124 L

All these good races on Saturday and I have to drive to a wedding in NH of all places. Figures.

Jerry Jamgotchian is really going to try to endear himself to Californians more by being the first owner to beat Zenyatta.

I'd recommend if you have the time to watch Boxeur Des Rues' maiden win in link below - an extraordinary win but extremely flattering on him - looks like a huge step up in class now

http://horses.sportinglife.com/Video...3681_3,00.html

Would love to see Jaycito turn the tables on JP's Gusto. I think the 2 turns and added distance suits him perfectly.

"The Rock" Rockingham Park has simulcasting and charity poker. Hit it up.

I really would love to see Satans Quick Chick beat her, but it's pretty sad that last year's 23-1 Raven Run winner shipping in off an 8-month layoff is Zenyatta's 2nd biggest challenge this year.

A double-digit P4 payout. Yawn.

You know if you take away Switch's dirt and turf efforts, she has never finished off the board on synthetics. And at Hollywood she is 3-2-1-0 including a win over champion Blind Luck.

Maybe it's just wishful thinking, but if she's good enough to beat Blind Luck with the right pace setup, maybe things can set up for her here.

Switch just just barely beat Emmafitz...I hope for Zenyatta's sake she is not embarrassed by her.

She'll probably win by a neck, but you can think outside the box a bit and find reasons for a few of these to upset the big mare. We'll see.

You can?

And a few of them?

Pass me the blunt, Travis.


Barring injury, DQ, or Smith falling off - she'll win. There's a decent amount of pace in there.

I think you can legitimately make a case for an upset by combining the following thoughts.

- The jocks won't gun-it just for the sake of gunning-it on horses like Moon or Emmy.

- In my opinion, Zenyatta is not quite as sharp as last year. Her kick doesn't seem quite as "deadly."

- Switch's best races have come at Hollywood Park. She's not one-way speed, so she can rate. She beat Blind Luck (who in this race would be a legit second choice).

- Rinterval doesn't have to be on the lead either, I think she was there recently by default. She only lost to Z by a neck. Perhaps she's on a more equal level closing versus holding on? Either that, or she sets it up for..

- Satan's Quick Chick, who has been fast enough to win here in the past, at least on pure figures, and is a grade two winner at Kee against 13 others.

Toss a tricky trip in there, or other randomness, and I think it could happen. Is it likely? No... but not impossible.

Switch got 10lbs from Blind Luck - and had big early separation - in a race where they went 25, 50, 1:14.40

With Switch, you're talking about a 3yo who's only giving 3lbs to Zenyatta at Z's home track.

This isn't Del Mar... these races there are simply all about finishing and that filly simply can't finish with her.

twirling candy...4-5......richards kid.....8-1.....makes perfect sense...lol....lol...lol

distance was too far for that horse...

:)

Just watched the replay. Pretty nice win considering he raced 4 wide for the entire race.

Am I the only one that thinks Crown of Thorns ran a big race in the Goodwood?

no, he ran huge.......the joke is that other horse being 4-5...i just can't get over that.