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06-23-2010, 04:15 PM
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6/26 (BEL): Mother Goose S. (G1)
9th (5:16) Mother Goose S. (G1)
1 1/16 Miles | Fillies | 3 Year Olds Stakes | Purse: $250,000 1 Biofuel Da Silva E R 121 L 5/1 2 Ailalea Prado E S 121 L 3/1 3 Devil May Care Velazquez J R 121 L 6/5 4 Connie and Michael Maragh R 121 L 7/2 5 Katy Now Desormeaux K J 121 L 8/1 Last edited by Alan07 : 06-24-2010 at 03:56 PM. 
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06-23-2010, 04:29 PM
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Belmont is liable to shatter the record for most five-horse filly/mare graded stakes in a meet.
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06-23-2010, 04:44 PM
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I know its a bit more than she should probably be chewing coming off just a 6f allowance since November, but I think Katy Now will pull the upset.
Her 2yo form suggests she's more of a route type, improving with distance each start culminating with a maiden victory at 7f. She had previously chased Devil May Care in that one's maiden win over the slop at Saratoga, and finished very strongly (DMC was well clear, however). She won what's generally considered an important allowance on that big day of 2yo racing in November at CD. In the field was subsequent Grade 3 winner No Such Word. Showed a lot of speed in her comeback which suggests she may be in the garden spot right behind frontrunner Connie And Michael. The latter apparently had a less than stellar work for this race (according to the DRF), getting out badly and having to be ridden aggressively. She's tanked in her two stakes appearances anyways. I don't think much of Ailalea, she seems to have hit her ceiling at the Grade 3 level. Biofuel has never started on dirt and perhaps is hurt by the pace scenario. Devil May Care should win, but as has been mentioned sometimes starts against males can derail a filly's form, which in Devil May Care's case was a bit spotty to begin with. With all that said, since people will be looking to beat Devil May Care, I presume Katy Now won't be much of a price anyways.
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06-23-2010, 05:24 PM
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Can Connie and Michael go this far?
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06-23-2010, 05:27 PM
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'Connie' breezes for Mother Goose Maragh was at Belmont on Monday morning to work Connie and Michael for Saturday's Grade 1 Mother Goose Stakes. He had to use his whip more on her than he did Friend or Foe. While Connie and Michael worked a fast five furlongs in 1:00.03 over the main track, Maragh had to hit the filly right-handed a couple of times at the sixteenth pole as she attempted to drift out. But Connie and Michael quickly straightened out and galloped out six furlongs in 1:12.66, seven-eighths in 1:26.81, and pulled up a mile in 1:42.22. "It seems like she got a lot out of the work, it should definitely move her forward," Maragh said. http://www.drf.com/news/article/114089.html
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06-23-2010, 09:24 PM
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06-23-2010, 10:05 PM
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06-23-2010, 11:46 PM
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06-25-2010, 04:53 AM
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NYRA approves uncoupling of entries
By David Grening In a change that should give handle a significant boost, the New York State Racing and Wagering Board on Wednesday approved a rule that would uncouple same-trainer, different-owner entries in all races at state tracks. The rule goes into effect on July 14, the date the next state registry is published. That should allow the New York Racing Association to uncouple entries as early as closing weekend of the Belmont meet. Certainly, the rule will be in place when Saratoga opens on July 23. Currently, multiple horses trained by the same trainer but owned by different parties must be coupled and run as one betting interest. http://www.drf.com/news/article/114185.html
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06-25-2010, 07:58 AM
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06-25-2010, 08:37 AM
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What more can they do to promote the race other than offering a large purse and Grade 1 status ?
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06-25-2010, 10:19 AM
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There's quality and balance in this group.
How many more were needed exactly and where were they supposed to come from? It is a Gr. I and one of the most important soph filly events of the year... That other horses didn't care to go up against these is their problem, not the racing departments... Here were the 17 nominees. Most are running elsewhere or just ran. The 4 that have 'no excuse' for not running are MDN winners only: MUCH REJOICING: Regrouping after poor Acorn; ALW likely, Prioress possible.. SILVER LA BELLE: Uncertain.. STATION HILL: Uncertain.. TIZAHIT: Uncertain.. Recently ran/Going elsewhere: CHAMPAGNE D'ORO: Waiting for the Prioress.. BLIND LUCK: Waiting for the DEL Oaks.. BELLE OF THE HALL: Just won a sprint stake at PHA.. BONNIE BLUE FLAG: Won the Cinemine May 31.. EMBUR'S SONG: 3rd in the WO Oaks June 13.. HAVRE DE GRACE: 2nd in the Go for Wand June 6.. In the Iowa Oaks: QUIET TEMPER Mark H. Stanley Dale L. Romans b.f.3 SEEKING THE TITLE Charles E. Fipke Dallas Stewart b.f.3 In the Mother Goose: KATY NOW Mill House Todd A. Pletcher dk b/.f.3 CONNIE AND MICHAEL Brooklyn Boyz Stables Kenneth G. McPeek b.f.3 DEVIL MAY CARE Glencrest Farm Todd A. Pletcher b.f.3 AILALEA Starlight Partners Todd A. Pletcher b.f.3 BIOFUEL Brereton C. Jones Reade Baker b.f.3
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#20
06-26-2010, 05:21 PM
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She has a ton of talent, something seems off though.
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