skeenan wrote:Yes, Cree, great job!!
I was thinking the Travers, too. Maybe it is personal, as you've said. It is a sort of Secretariat/Sham rivalry (smack talk) so I hope the decision isn't for payback...
Edit: Apparently, we're not alone with that thought:
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/ ... nt-rematch
And agree with your comments, TJ, about Mario. I feel bad, as I'm sure he'll take some heat for that ride yesterday. A lot of things just didn't go their way.
I was impressed with Stradivari, he took a big jump up in class and I thought he held his own, being right there for 4th.
Hi Skeenan,
There was no real smack talk between the owner/trainer of Secretariat and Sham...that was a bit of Hollywood license in the movie, "Secretariat". I knew for sure Keith Desormeaux would run in the Travers, he likes winning races up there, I figured after the beat in the Preakness O'Neil would take that route...but seems I was wrong about that idea. If he runs back in the Belmont, it will be very interesting, but I doubt those two will be at the wire 1-2 at the finish. I have to give Exaggerator the edge to easily beat Nyquist again at the Belmont distance. But these boys are gonna get a taste of NY and the NY jockey's won't let an outsider take home the money without a fight:>) Stradivari could be a contender in the Belmont if he came out of the Preakness in good order? I'd expect to see Destin in the Belmont as well...he ran pretty good considering the layoff going into the Derby and he is a distance horse. It's one of the TC races Pletcher does well in with 2 wins in the last 9 runnings. TJ