Comments on: Colonial Turf Cup looks like a good one

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 13:07:55 +0000

I don’t get turf races. Horses can get a comfortable lead, but it seems like even if they slow the pace down to nothing, they still can’t hold on. I had no idea the turf would be yeilding either. The weather was beautiful in Maryland.

By: Valerie

Valerie — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:42:58 +0000

The torrential rain played right into Sailor’s Cap’s strength, and Nistle’s Crunch held his prior yielding turf form. Your Round was never a contender in my mind–until after the race, then I notice he had run in the BC Juvenile Turf last fall (not with success, but still…). I hate when it all makes sense AFTER the race is run

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:06:51 +0000

If they chose to take the lead with Sailor’s Cap, he could be very dangerous. He dueled in fast fractions when beaten by Adriano. That won’t be the case today. As far as Adriano goes, you can’t get much better than 1:39:3 for a mile and a sixteenth. If he runs like that again, he’ll be tough. The horse I’ve been waiting to bet though is Kentucky Bear. He offers great value and could easily be better than these. Right now I’m thinking I’ll go $500 to win and place. I don’t like to bet to place, but he should pay decent. I’d hate for him to run a valiant second and not win anything. This will likely be my last big bet. I’m buying a house in Daytona Beach and disposable income will soon be hard to come by!