6/13 Venue Thoughts, Comments

[DonGuido]

I'm thinking Santa Anita with 2 stakes races, likely not the full card, and adding the Ogden Phipps at Belmont that's a BC qualifying race.

Thoughts???

[cal828]

PPs not available on DRF yet so unable to comment. Probably won't be available until sometime later this afternoon. Santa Anita plagued with short fields of late.

[JolyB]

Entries for the Phipps are out. Only 6 are entered, although the quality looks good [Ollie's Candy - 2nd in Apple Blossom; Point of Honor - 3rd in Apple Blossom; Pink Sands - 1st in Inside Information; Golden Award - 2nd in Royal Delta] the sort of quality you would expect in a NYRA Grade 1.

[DonGuido]

Thanks Cal and JB. Let me do some more lookin and cojitatin.

[cal828]

The two stakes at Santa Anita have 5 entries each and there is one more race with 5 entries and 3 races with 6 entries.

Belmont races have decent size fields except for the stakes which has 6 entries. There are also 4 maiden races at Belmont.

Churchill has decent size fields with 3 maiden races and the G-3 Louisville.

Churchill or Belmont seem best to me with one about as good as the other.

[RUFFIAN]

Imho = 5 + 6 Horse Fields Are A Turn Off

Santa Anita Card Looks FEEBLE
5 + 6 Horse Fields = Yuck