1-Maple Forest: Powerful looking sort; I would think she\'s got some more forward moves in her too, but this is a very tough spot; possible, but I like others more.
2-Jealous Girl: Well-balanced sort & moves well; will be interesting to see how she handles serious pace pressure; look, she\'s hard to knock on sheets, heck, there\'s never even been a horse close to her in the stretch in her wins, but I may look elsewhere for more value. She\'ll have to show me she can do it at the Spa.
3-AZ Warrior: Tough call. Not sure what to do with her. I never thought she was a sprinter, but hard to question Baffert\'s moves these days???
4-Offlee Wicked: Seems in deep.
5-Funny Sunny: Good prep race for this, good pattern on sheets. Lots to like. Wouldn\'t have minded seeing a workout for the last 25 days though? Big class test too. Hess/Desourmeaux tend to give me fits as far as trying to make the right call with their charges, so maybe you want to hammer her as I probably won\'t bite!
6-Hot Summer: Seems in deep, but I have no strong opinion on her either way.
7-Precious Soul: I think she has to step it up here. Not for me.
8-Valiant Passion: How did they buy her for only 11K? I loved her prep race and how she\'s grown up for whatever reason she missed the time, sometimes that\'s a blessing in disguise. She just loves this track too. I think a huge top is coming. The return race was more like a public workout. She just needs some kind of trip from the wide post and with so many speeds in here that could be a problem. Will probably have to look Jealous Girl in the eye at some point. See who blinks. Race analyst seems to think she\'s unsound, but I don\'t know the story there. I\'ll trust Motion in this case.
9-Roman Treasure: Funny, I saw her break her maiden back in the winter. Always liked her. I\'m just not buying the dead rail thing though. She went way too fast at Belmont, and she\'s a heavy sort who didn\'t like the deep Saratoga surface; if the track is glib and she can clear off her chances go way up but way too may questions for me with all the speed in here.
1-Moon Buzz: in deep.
Overall:
I love Valiant Passion-- for me, I either single her in multi-race wagers or I have to go deep because there are a lot of other legit ways to go in here with so MANY other contenders. Seems like a good betting race. Good luck & seriously be safe today and tomorrow if you\'re in the NE. Irene, get outta here fast!
Scratched
Valiant Passion is scratched!!!
yes I see!
It may or may not be why, but the new C.O.O. of Team Valor has been using our stuff literally since he could read. Seems like just yesterday...
Awesome! Another reason I trust Motion and company. They wouldn\'t run her if she wasn\'t well meant!
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> Awesome! Another reason I trust Motion and
> company. They wouldn\'t run her if she wasn\'t well
> meant!
Its not awesome if you planned on tossing her, which is what the ROTW analysis suggested. She was the second ML choice.
I meant it was awesome that the CEO of Team Valor was using sheets. The scratch takes out the only horse I liked today.
Boxing the entry with JG and AZ. 2 for 1 and MB getting weight. JG a must. Also win bet on AZ....Good luck