5/6 (CD): Triple Crown Tracker

RolloTomasi · #1 06-06-2023, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Where to start....Elite Power was supposed to run in the Met but it feels Mott convinced Juddmonte to run in the True North.

Mott is certainly the master of keeping good horses apart. You can count the number of times he ran in-form Geri and Wekiva Springs against Cigar on one hand...

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As far as Following Sea, he ran a few weeks ago. He's around the eighth pole about now.

I saw that, but was willing to give him a pass with the layoff & the ill-advised attempt to try to go wire-to-wire going 7 furlongs. I suppose his best races are on the lead but he certainly seemed suited to sitting back a little in the 2020 BC Sprint.

That aside, is he even supposed to show up this weekend off the less than stellar comeback?

blackthroatedwind · #2 06-06-2023, 12:19 PM

My best guess is he next shows up in a Stallion ad. They need to hurry to beat Smile Happy.

RolloTomasi · #3 06-06-2023, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

My best guess is he next shows up in a Stallion ad. They need to hurry to beat Smile Happy.

McPeek's the best. Smile Happy can't run in both the Met & the Stephen Foster, but Rattle N Roll can wheel back on 13 days rest AND run on the beleaguered CD surface.

Plus now he has TWO for the Stephen Foster, theoretically, unless he takes a page from Mott or winds up on a stallion page (presumably in Idaho?)...

Of course, I could have it all wrong. I haven't checked the probables for any of the Royal Ascot races yet...