i think that'll be the favorite, too.

I like the two from Melander's barn - Long Tom and Enterprise. It should be an interesting set of races.

Yeah, I'm not sad Walner is out.

I bet Tetrick is.

Gun Runner aiming for horse of the year.........the other JORR meat

Last time Gun Runner ran at Saratoga, he was third. I'm just saying.

Both Keen Ice and Breaking Lucky have a decent shot. I would throw out Breaking Lucky's last race. He's been better than that at 1 1/8 mi.

The Chilean horse, Tu Brutus, is a classic horse. He can go wire-to-wire with Gun Runner.

Arklow running today!

Arklow running today!

He didn't do so well last time out. Which track is he at? Monmouth or Belmont?

Patch is back in the West Virginia Derby tomorrow.

While I think he has an edge in this race, I feel strongly about Phat Man at 10-1.

He ran down the favorite, Talk Logistics, in July in the 100K Long Branch at Monmouth, even though he was three or four wide for most of the race. And that was at a buck and a sixteenth. Give him another half a furlong, and I don't see who will catch him other than Patch and the A.J. Foyt horse, Colonelsdarktemper, with the latter having ran well in the Indiana Derby, second to Irap.

Where was Looking at Lee in the Belmont and Preakness?

Navarro is going to have his steed lit up like a motherfucker.

Saratoga. R9

watch out for Yoshida, i hear.

Thanks. Arklow should win this one with Geroux aboard. Distance is right in Arklow's sweet spot, and he's got the most speed in the race.

Bricks and Mortar was Christmas in July 4-1

That's a nice horse. I figured the pace would be a little softer in there and it didn't help that Secretary At War stumbled coming out of the gate.

Who do you like in the Test? I think Vertical Oak has a HUGE shot in there.

How about the Hillbilly Derby?

By the way, Walt, it's August.

not August until I get my SS check

I'm kicking Arklow out of my barn.

Maybe the horse was off from being shipped, but it seemed Geroux was too casual early on, even with the outside post. Did he really think he was going to run everyone down from so far back?

The same effing thing happened with Divine Intervention in the 8th, just completely flat.

Not to take away anything from an undefeated horse in Brick and Mortar, but his speed figures were subpar compared to the others. Makes me question Brisnet versus Equibase.

Note to self: Don't bet at Saratoga and maybe stay away from turf racing.

not August until I get my SS check

Those were serious animals in that field. Arklow is a nice horse but he was in deep. Plus the pace scenario wasn't helping him from the outside.