It's Rok and I against the WORLD!!!

bdw0617 · Postby **bdw0617** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:11 pm

Sightseeing will win the Travers. Write it down. Take a picture. Laugh. Whatever.

1) Street Sense is going to be an overlay of epic porportions.

2) Sightseeing has been pointed towards this race since MAY.

3) Street Sense's last race.. I don't care what you say about cranked, geared up, whatever.. was very, very unimpressive.. he almost got nipped by a inferior horse and had to have a perfect trip to win.

4) Sightseeing hasn't ran a bad race yet.

5) Shug Factor

I'm sad.. because in arkansas I can't bet on NYRA tracks. Because this will be a cash cow. If this were an allowence race and not a Grade 1 and the media had no idea who street sense was, he would be 5/2 with Sightseeing being 4 to 1.

but because the media is involved, he will be 2/5 and sightseeing will be 10 to 1.

Shergar · Postby **Shergar** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:16 pm

[quote="bdw0617"]Sightseeing will win the Travers. Write it down. Take a picture. Laugh. Whatever.

1) Street Sense is going to be an overlay of epic porportions. quote]

I assume you meant to say Underlay

Regards, Shergar

Rokeby Forever · Postby **Rokeby Forever** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:37 pm

Black and cherry fever - catch it! :-)

Tucumcari · Postby **Tucumcari** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 3:19 am

Head hits desk in dismay... the two of you team up.... sweet Lord...... :roll:

Maven · Postby **Maven** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:11 am

Although I give Sightseeing a good shot in here (as i've given him in most of his races), he's still NOT the horse to beat. He certainly has to step up quite a bit.

dray33 · Postby **dray33** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 5:38 am

Re-read the pp's, young grasshopper.

zinn21 · Postby **zinn21** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:45 am

BDW, good luck but there are better ways to make a living betting horses than trying to beat Street Sense.

Foggytrip · Postby **Foggytrip** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 8:25 am

He can probably win if Street Sense runs backwards

bdw0617 · Postby **bdw0617** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:22 am

1. i know what I see, not read

2. we will see who gets the last laugh on Travers day. I wont say anything.. i just want you to post and say bdw, you are the best handicapper god ever created. we are in awe of your superior handicapping skills.. I told you last week when I called SC in the pac classic you guys might actually make a few bucks listening to me..

i tried :roll:

Really..... CP Freakin West, this is going to be fun

Maven · Postby **Maven** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:40 am

Wait, you're also the same "handicapper" who said Folk was the best 3yo filly in the country. Let's not get ahead of yourself... blind squirrels and nuts.

Rokeby Forever · Postby **Rokeby Forever** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:42 am

Shug has pointed Sightseeing to this race since the Wood Memorial. Enough said.

Think about 1987, the best crop of three year olds since 1957. Alysheba, Bet Twice, Cryptoclearance......and then along came Java Gold. You think Mr Miller didn't know what he had?

Black and cherry will reign supreme.

Pletcher has done a fine job this year of holding his three year olds together for the Travers, huh? LMAO!!!!!!

bdw0617 · Postby **bdw0617** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:51 am

Maven wrote:Wait, you're also the same "handicapper" who said Folk was the best 3yo filly in the country. Let's not get ahead of yourself... blind squirrels and nuts.

she may very well be. Even as the best im wrong 60 percent of the time. Babe ruth lead the lead in home runs.. he also lead the league in strikeouts for 8 straight years :wink:

the difference between myself and most is I can stand being wrong from time to time. every time im wrong, it means i am closer to being right.

im all over this one however

Rokeby Forever · Postby **Rokeby Forever** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:57 am

Black and cherry will win the Travers. So it is written according to the prophecy.

Playwithfire · Postby **Playwithfire** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:24 pm

You don't think Street Sense was being pointed to the Travers since his Triple Crown run ended in the Preakness? GIven they appear to have similar running styles, I can't see Sightseeing outrunning him down the stretch. If was a front-runner or something i could see it as there isn't much speed in this race, but I'd argue that 2/5 is probably fair odds for this race. They run this race 7 times, he'd win 5.

Rokeby Forever · Postby **Rokeby Forever** » Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:56 pm

Why run the race? Inscribe Sightseeing's name on the trophy and don't waste two minutes out of Street Sense's life! From Blood-Horse:

McGaughey noted that since the Dwyer, Sightseeing has "definitely improved. And I liked what I saw in the Jim Dandy, especially when he galloped out. Since then, he’s done everything I’ve wanted him to do. He had a spectacular work August 19, and he galloped strong. The exercise rider had to pull him up.”

Sightseeing worked five furlongs in 1:00.88 at Saratoga Aug. 19 in his final prep for the Travers. Now, after skipping key races like the Derby and Belmont Stakes (gr. I), he may be sitting on the best effort of his 11-start career. The challenge is to make up two-and-a-half lengths to Street Sense from their only meeting.

“I know Shug, and I know how he puts things together,” said Nafzger. “His horse has always been right there, and he’s never given his big race. So he’s definitely due to make the effort.”

Shades of Pleasant Home! Enjoy the race from your living room, Pletcher!

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