Rags to Riches confirmed for Belmont

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by Stall Mucker

I'm guessin that TAP is looking for Prado as we thread.

And I'm guessing Prado hasn't been working too hard to find a mount for this race as soon as he saw Gomez and JV get other mounts. He's been waiting on Coolmore's decision.

[XIIPointStables]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Did Pletcher announce who will be riding her yet?

What about Chantal Sutherland? Does she have a mount yet?

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by XIIPointStables

What about Chantal Sutherland? Does she have a mount yet?

I hope you are joking.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

I hope you are joking.

I hope you are joking.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

You'll have to give me some real examples.
Panty Raid is a joke by the way. The field she beat, with a perfect trip, in the Black Eyed Susan was disgraceful.

When was the last time a filly won the Comely and/or the Nassau then the Acorn? It's been a long time. Take any of those as examples...

[tiznowthegreat]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Yes, CK would be VERY tough to play off a seemingly dream trip (who really knows what a dream trip on poly is though?) Grade 1 win at KEE...and those stakes in South Florida two and three back were watered down races....though I felt she was the best in those weak fields.

Dream Rush looks like the horse....but if Octave doesn't go...there goes any value.

Hopefully Pletcher decides to send both Octave and CB....and have Panty Raid as his Mother Goose horse.

Pletcher has said that he will run Octave in the Mother Goose and NOT this weekend. He will run Cotton Blossom on Sat.

[ninetoone]

Maybe Gomez will go all "Billy Donovan" and jump ship back to Rags, while Dominguez takes the mount on Hard Spun and wins by open lengths

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by philcski

When was the last time a filly won the Comely and/or the Nassau then the Acorn? It's been a long time. Take any of those as examples...

Give me some actual examples.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by tiznowthegreat

Pletcher has said that he will run Octave in the Mother Goose and NOT this weekend. He will run Cotton Blossom on Sat.

He didn't say this definitively.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by philcski

When was the last time a filly won the Comely and/or the Nassau then the Acorn? It's been a long time. Take any of those as examples...

Jersey Girl in 98 and Star de Lady Ann in 96 are the only two to win the Nassau and Acorn in the same year. Of course the Nassau has only been run 11 times.

[blackthroatedwind]

Ruffian did pretty well in the Acorn after winning the Comely.

[blackthroatedwind]

Mom's Command and Meadow Star did similarly.

Those races have changed substantially in the last twenty years, and not just because the Nassau County used to be a premier 1 1/8 race for older horses, and the fields are substantially weaker. I would like the list of supposed good horses that came out of the Comely or Nassau County and bombed in the Acorn.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Give me some actual examples.

Last year, Adieu came out of a 1 turn race (La Troienne) as the 9/5 favorite and flopped.
2005, speed type Splendid Blended (also the La Troienne I believe) was 2-1 finished 4th.
2004, Society Selection (a filly I liked very much) came out of a win in the Comely and finished 2nd at 2-1.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Ruffian did pretty well in the Acorn after winning the Comely.

Oh, come on. You can't possibly use Ruffian against me! That's bringing a bazooka to a knife fight.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by philcski

Last year, Adieu came out of a 1 turn race (La Troienne) as the 9/5 favorite and flopped.
2005, speed type Splendid Blended (also the La Troienne I believe) was 2-1 finished 4th.
2004, Society Selection (a filly I liked very much) came out of a win in the Comely and finished 2nd at 2-1.

Adieu was always slow. Splendid Blended hardly embarrassed herself in a pretty tough rendition and Society Selection....well you know.

I would say that Dream Rush enters this Acorn with a stronger hand. Believe me, I'm rarely sold, and I want to see the pps, but Dream Rush will be tough unless there is significant speed in this race.

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Mom's Command and Meadow Star did similarly.

Remember those stretch battles between Meadow Star and Light Lite? Those were one of a handful of races to really get me juiced on the sport.

Originally Posted by justindew

We needed this. Fantastic news.

Absolutely. The race looks much more interesting now.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Adieu was always slow. Splendid Blended hardly embarrassed herself in a pretty tough rendition and Society Selection....well you know.

I would say that Dream Rush enters this Acorn with a stronger hand. Believe me, I'm rarely sold, and I want to see the pps, but Dream Rush will be tough unless there is significant speed in this race.

I know you aren't, and I love that we're arguing a race that hasn't even been drawn yet! Maybe there won't be anyone interesting to beat her with. I just hate settling for the obvious choice in a race like this, especially on a big day where the obvious selection goes off at 3/5 instead of even money.

[lemoncrush]

Per Bloodhorse, Todd is trying to get Gomez back aboard Rags, but Larry jones firmly expects him to honor his commitment to Hard Spun.

Interesting to see what develops.
Maybe Gomez jumps ship, and Larry Jones brings P-Val on for Hard Spun.


Yes, I'm joking.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

Remember those stretch battles between Meadow Star and Light Lite? Those were one of a handful of races to really get me juiced on the sport.

There was really only one....but it was something special.