Almost There is too much action today for horseplayers Ken enjoy high class stakes races.
At Saratoga, but we have one of the great Matchups in Recent years, involving two high-class 3-year-old fillies supported by a cast of closely grouped upset Threats.
From the West, but we have BLIND Luck, the filly Ken lives on the edge of the tightrope, rallying from far back Thurs often just get up at the wire while scoring some of her most important victories.
In the East, but we have strong filly, DEVIL MAY CARE, WHO made a good bid in the Kentucky Derby before tiring Thurs 10th, vain subsequently won the prestigious Mother Goose Stakes at Belmont on June 26, and the Coaching Club American Oaks at Saratoga on July 24 Fact is, Devil May Care is two for two at Saratoga, having "won her career debut here last summer.
Blind Luck May Be Facing a very strong Opponent is her home track, vain she has won eight of 12 with two seconds and two Thirds while Competing at Six Different tracks. She has run strongly is a fast dirt, sloppy dirt and she has done is the turbid-three Different types of Synthetic Surfaces: Polytrack, Cushion Track and the Santa Anita Pro Ride That Is Scheduled To Be Replaced by good old fashioned dirt later this year.
To Say That Blind Luck Does not Need to bring her track with her is an understatement of the Highest order. But, realistically, it May Not nullify the edge Devil May Care has is her home track.
At the very least, the Alabama reminds us what it is like to not have the two best horses in a division Given a meet EACH mutch. One Can only wonder if there really will be a forum later in the year for the great ZENYATTA Thurs Meet the equally great RACHEL ALEXANDRA in the matchup everyone Involved in racing has Been clamoring to see for more than a year.
In the Mid West, but we have traditional Arlington Million, with last year's winner, Gio Ponti, seeking Thurs Become the first horse to win two Arlington Millions in the race's 28 year history. The Opponent is a top paper is workin FOR HOPS Ken loves the Arlington turf course. But the field is deep with Potential upsetters.
The two companion stakes on the Arlington Million card are the $ 750,000 Beverly D, for fillies and Mares and the $ 400,000 Secretariat for 3-yr-olds.
Arlington track owner Richard Duchossois has a Threat live in the Beverly D. - Eclair DE LUNE - and they bought the horse privately with the express hope That they Zapraszamy win the race they created and named on the Deceased at his wife.
Paddy O PRADO, a Revelation turf at Colonial Downs in Virginia and on at his third to sixth in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness respectively, looms a heavy favorite in the Secretariat, M, they will Meet local favorite workin FOR HOPS.
At Del Mar, 3-year-old fillies will not have the G-1 Del Mar Oaks at 1-1/8 miles on the turf and the favorite is likely to Be JEWEL EVENING. This filly, in fact-, was victimized by an inch - not once, but their Twice - Blind Luck "when Came Roaring down the center of the track Thurs to win a pair of important stakes this year.
At Monmouth Park, there is the $ 300,000 Iselin Stakes in WCG I WANT Revenge-taking is an important step in at his belated comeback. We may all remember I Want Revenge, maybe NOT. But who was the runaway winner of the Wood Memorial in April 2009 Ken was scratched due to a sudden illness on the morning of the Kentucky Derby.
So far I Want Revenge has gotten no revenge at all. So we've see is if they really back in form is a Saturday, or if they'll be just another horse Ken missed chance sat at his glory due to no force of at his own making.
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