Jockey Club Gold Cup 2009

[CSC]

Cribbed from Grening's report.

ELMONT, N.Y. -- Travers first- and third-place finishers Summer Bird and Quality Road completed preparations for their rematch in next Saturday's $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup here by putting in five-furlong workouts Saturday morning over Belmont Park's main track.

A field of six or seven is shaping up for the Gold Cup, one of five Grade 1 stakes on Saturday's program. Others pointing to the race include Dry Martini, Macho Again, Sette E Mezzo, and Tizway. Asiatic Boy is possible.

[CSC]

Will Quality Road be the favorite by post time again?

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by CSC

Will Quality Road be the favorite by post time again?

Nope Sette e Mezzo..I wonder if this is his owners call or conditioners..lol

[CSC]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Nope Sette e Mezzo..I wonder if this is his owners call or conditioners..lol

Thanks for the mercy post Freddy....I guess there's not much interest in this race now that Rachel Alexandra is prematurely retired for the yr.

Anyway I for one am really looking fwd to this race.

[freddymo]

The JCGC is a premier race. No matter the year it is a must watch. Summer Bird is a lot better then these isn't he?

[CSC]

Apparently he went a little too fast in one of his works which which could be a concern, he's showing more speed with every race which should be a good thing as long as he continues to finish his races strongly.

If he does win this Saturday, it will put him in very select company with Easy Goer and Damacus as winners of the Belmont-Travers-JCGC triple.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by freddymo

Nope Sette e Mezzo..I wonder if this is his owners call or conditioners..lol

I can't remember if he has been on the dirt yet or not.

He is certainly the improving sort and the longer the better for him, dirt the obvious big question mark...

[NTamm1215]

With the probables listed above QR is going to get the trip he covets as Tizway should be one-way speed who he can stalk.

I think this race will give us a much better indication of who's better between he and Summer Bird.

NT

[CSC]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

With the probables listed above QR is going to get the trip he covets as Tizway should be one-way speed who he can stalk.

I think this race will give us a much better indication of who's better between he and Summer Bird.

NT

I don't want to get ahead of myself, but if he wins convincingly Sat, does he still have an outside shot of HOY?

I believe he would be the first horse to win The N.Y Triple of The Belmont-Travers-JCGC and to cap it off in the classic and I know you don't like him on poly but if he can do it, isn't that a worthy resume for any horse for HOY and especially a 3 yr old to boot?

It's a big IF however....

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

With the probables listed above QR is going to get the trip he covets as Tizway should be one-way speed who he can stalk.

I think this race will give us a much better indication of who's better between he and Summer Bird.

NT

Great-aunt English teacher taking control again. Between Summer Bird and HIM. Which do you say - between we? or between us? That gives you the clue. It's not that hard to speak (or type) literate English. The Sarge and his "for he and I" makes me want to climb the walls.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by CSC

Cribbed from Grening's report.

ELMONT, N.Y. -- Travers first- and third-place finishers Summer Bird and Quality Road completed preparations for their rematch in next Saturday's $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup here by putting in five-furlong workouts Saturday morning over Belmont Park's main track.

A field of six or seven is shaping up for the Gold Cup, one of five Grade 1 stakes on Saturday's program. Others pointing to the race include Dry Martini, Macho Again, Sette E Mezzo, and Tizway. Asiatic Boy is possible.

That field is reminiscent of the one that lined up for the 1993 JCGC. Summer Bird will be playing Colonial Affair's role, while Quality Road will have to do double duty and play both Diazo and Miner's Mark.

Macho Again in a cameo as De Roche.

Asiatic Boy got his year's mixed up but he will appear as Festin from the '91 JCGC.