No horse race is a walkover of course, but the King looks pretty tough in here, but maybe not as "formidable" as he was last year. Only two in here seem like they have run fast enough to compete with him and they are Hendrix and Rhythm Mad. One seems unlikely to get the pace that he needs and other seems like he needs to be kissed by a prince. Mandella is a crafty trainer, but who knows whether this reclamation project is for real or just another work by the brothers Grimm? Frankel's other runner seems interesting. 3 time Group one winner in Chile, but hasn't shown much in the U.S. Looks like he would be happier, if they were running this race in the Okefenokee. Some nice works though and interesting that he posted exactly the same time as his stablemate on 12/17. Also, kind of like the looks of the 2 horse Capitano. He seems likely to improve in this race. All that to say my picks are:
5. The King
2. Capitano
6. Porfido
4. Hendrix and for the very brave, my longshot pick: 3. Rhythm Mad
Last edited by cal828 : 12-31-2006 at 01:42 AM.
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