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Old 07-31-2006, 06:40 PM
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Talk to me guys, been a little out of the loop. Who is going to face Flower Alley? Hopefully somebody decent to create a nice betting race....

Invasor? Commentator?

Sorry, I cant think of too many other older east coast horses who people would take a stab on over Flower Alley.
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Old 07-31-2006, 06:45 PM
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invasor, commentator, premium tap, sun king..not sure who else.
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Old 07-31-2006, 06:46 PM
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Talk to me guys, been a little out of the loop. Who is going to face Flower Alley? Hopefully somebody decent to create a nice betting race....

Invasor? Commentator?

Sorry, I cant think of too many other older east coast horses who people would take a stab on over Flower Alley.
Saratoga need to update their site.....

Here, just to get some idea of possibilities...
http://nyra.com/snpp/THE%20WHITNEY.pdf
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Old 07-31-2006, 07:09 PM
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Andromeda's Hero won today for his prep.
Get ready for bold bklyn to tell you how great Mayan King is...two wins in 2005, earnings ...29K...yup! bet on that one!!!
Actually, the Whitney is setting up for chalk.
Flower Alley will run for fun.
Everybody else eats his dirt.

But weather and track always need to be considered.


At this point, FA and AH look to be the ex.
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Old 07-31-2006, 07:15 PM
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It belongs to Invasor.....

(I hope We Can Seek actually runs too).
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Old 07-31-2006, 07:17 PM
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It belongs to Invasor.....

(I hope We Can Seek actually runs too).
Invasor will be in my tri box.
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Old 07-31-2006, 07:19 PM
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Invasor will be in my tri box.
Smart you.
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Old 07-31-2006, 07:22 PM
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invasor will beat flower alley...but maybe FA will turn the tables in the bcc...

wow, did i just TYPE that?? lol

er, not my final take on the race.
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Old 07-31-2006, 07:27 PM
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Flower Alley has a huge advantage over Invasor with two very strong races over the track. Probably looking at a small field. Zito said Commentator will not run per DRF.

Flower Alley (Pletcher/Velazquez)
Andromedas Hero (Zito/Velasquez)
Sun King (Zito/Bejerano)
Premium Tap (Kimmel/Prado)
Invasor (McLaughlin/Castellano)
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well darn. last mention i saw about commentator was that he would be there....
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well darn. last mention i saw about commentator was that he would be there....
I read this after his overnight stakes win. Perhaps things have changed

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Zito was noncommittal on whether he would keep Commentator sprinting or stretch him out again. Two Grade 1 races that Commentator could be pointed to - the seven-furlong Forego or the nine-furlong Woodward - are both run on Sept. 2 at Saratoga. Zito said he would not run Commentator back in the Whitney on Aug. 5.
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Perhaps they are changing their minds. Evidentally he's been nominated

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Commentator will work over the weekend, after which Zito will sit down with owner Tracy Farmer and make a decision (about the Whtiney). The two are expected to run Sun King in the Whitney against Flower Alley and Invasor.
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Old 07-31-2006, 07:42 PM
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Andromedas Hero will run off of 4 days rest?

If Commentator and Invasor both start it should be a heck of a race.

Looking forward to it.

Premium Tap is a sprinter isnt he? Sun King is much better at the sprint distances up to 1 mile. I dont like either of these 2.

Flower Alley is, well Flower Alley. Great horse, loves this place. If all these mentioned horses start, he should work out a great stalking trip on a track thats been favoring these kind.
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Andromedas Hero will run off of 4 days rest?
Lol, probably not. Just read DTS's post and went with it. Given that the horse looked like a tired drunk down the lane (or was it just me? ) I cant see them bringing him back quickly at all!
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Old 07-31-2006, 07:47 PM
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Even tired drunks can beat Wilko

I've seen drunken sailors walk straighter and stronger than that.
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Old 07-31-2006, 07:52 PM
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Andromedas Hero will run off of 4 days rest?

If Commentator and Invasor both start it should be a heck of a race.

Looking forward to it.

Premium Tap is a sprinter isnt he? Sun King is much better at the sprint distances up to 1 mile. I dont like either of these 2.

Flower Alley is, well Flower Alley. Great horse, loves this place. If all these mentioned horses start, he should work out a great stalking trip on a track thats been favoring these kind.
premium tap beat sun king in their last out. i expect sun king will finish ahead of him this time...but i don't see either in front at the wire.
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[quote=Danzig188]invasor will beat flower alley...but maybe FA will turn the tables in the bcc...

Personally I think Invasor wins easily. I think Flower Alley has too much residual Pletcher juice in him. Why else would a horse that danced every dance last year not run for 8 months? I would love to see the Lava Man win the BCC classic, but I think he is being mismanaged with too many 1 1/4 mile races on the left coast. He burnt out at this time last year, and I can see it happening again based on his HGC. BCC winner? Bernie.

BTW, why the hell is my home track Sam Houston? The only thing good about Texas is that Bush and Shrub both consider themselves Texans, when we all know they are from Greenwich CT. We nutmeggers cringe thinking of them as ours
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Old 07-31-2006, 08:11 PM
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what you're suggesting about lava man is probably the reason pletcher is bringing FA along like he is...

i hope you're wrong about lava man tho. the gelding lovers are always on and on about perfect drift (with good reason) and funny cide (not so good reason lol!) but where's the love for lava man?
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Old 07-31-2006, 08:13 PM
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funny, i only look at my track when someone mentions theirs..not exactly sure when golden gate happened. i'd be happy with my now hometown track, oaklawn....
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invasor will beat flower alley...but maybe FA will turn the tables in the bcc...

Personally I think Invasor wins easily. I think Flower Alley has too much residual Pletcher juice in him. Why else would a horse that danced every dance last year not run for 8 months? I would love to see the Lava Man win the BCC classic, but I think he is being mismanaged with too many 1 1/4 mile races on the left coast. He burnt out at this time last year, and I can see it happening again based on his HGC. BCC winner? Bernie.

BTW, why the hell is my home track Sam Houston? The only thing good about Texas is that Bush and Shrub both consider themselves Texans, when we all know they are from Greenwich CT. We nutmeggers cringe thinking of them as ours
Flower Alley looks like a tank these days, hes absolutely gorgeous and training extremely well. Hes a monster.
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