7/21 (SAR): Coaching Club American Oaks (G1), Willard Straight S.

[Kasept]

1st (Post time 1:00) Willard Straight S.

5 1/2 Furlongs (Turf) | Open | 3 Year Olds And Up Stakes | Purse: $100,000

Post # Horse Jockey Weight Claim Price Equip. Med.
1 Zero Rate Policy Castro E 120 L
2 Great Mills Leparoux J R 120 L
3 Zeb Rosario J 118 L
4 Fiddlers Patriot Dominguez R A 123 L
5 Perfect Officer Napravnik R 120 L
6 Yield Bogey Prado E S 118 L
7 Bridgetown Castellano J J 120 L
8 Awakino Cat Velasquez C 120 L
MTO Head Heart Hoof Napravnik R 118 L



10th (5:45) Coaching Club American Oaks (G1)

1 1/8 Miles | Fillies | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $300,000

1 Questing (GB) Ortiz I Jr 121 L
2 Disposablepleasure Napravnik R 121 L
3 Yara Rosario J 121 Blk-On L
4 Funny Proposition Bridgmohan S X 121 L
5 Zo Impressive Maragh R 121 L
6 In Lingerie Castellano J J 121 L

[ateamstupid]

I'm interested to see how Questing runs. Her allowance win last out was super impressive and I don't think there are any monsters in this 3YO filly class.

[Cannon Shell]

Is there really a stakes named after Willard Straight?


Why?

[NTamm1215]

The threads with confounded questions about overnight stake names are becoming as prevalent as the Derby weather thread.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

The threads with confounded questions about overnight stake names are becoming as prevalent as the Derby weather thread.

Yeah, but you gotta admit having Turf Paradise name a stakes race after Cotton Fitzsimmons is just awesome.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by GPK

Yeah, but you gotta admit having Turf Paradise name a stakes race after Cotton Fitzsimmons is just awesome.

why do you say that?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by GPK

Yeah, but you gotta admit having Turf Paradise name a stakes race after Cotton Fitzsimmons is just awesome.

Cotton Fitzsimmons deserves a stakes far more than Willard Straight. I don't ever remember going to Turf Paradise during my 3 years in AZ and not seeing him there. At least he has a wikipedia page...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

The threads with confounded questions about overnight stake names are becoming as prevalent as the Derby weather thread.

Shouldn't being at least a graded stakes winner be a requirement to have a stakes named after you how ever insignificant it may be? In the history of Saratoga and NY racing it is hard to believe there arent enough qualified horses/people to name races after.

Of course it doesnt really matter in the grand scheme but it just seems silly to name races after forgettable horses like Willard Straight.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Shouldn't being at least a graded stakes winner be a requirement to have a stakes named after you how ever insignificant it may be? In the history of Saratoga and NY racing it is hard to believe there arent enough qualified horses/people to name races after.

Of course it doesnt really matter in the grand scheme but it just seems silly to name races after forgettable horses like Willard Straight.

I was just breaking your balls. This race is obviously a prep for the Troy, a race of which Willard Straight was the first winner.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by Kasept

10th (5:45) Coaching Club American Oaks (G1)
6 In Lingerie Castellano J J 121 L