Saratoga Question

[JimP]

Anyone looking at Saratoga opening day yet? Any thoughts on how to read Blue Boat in the 2nd? Ignoring that this is a Frankel horse, what would you project from this limited line? The horse ran some decent races before coming to the US and is now 2 for 2 here. Pretty big jump up in last but that was 7 weeks ago. If he moves forward again, he\'ll probably win as an underlay. If he doesn\'t move forward, then there are some upset threats. Anyone care to share their thoughts on the liklihood of another forward move?

[Upper Nile]

Well, Blue Boat\'s giving weight, admittedly only 2 lbs, to 2 other\'s who have run faster Hydrogen and Seattle Fitz. And Blue Boat\'s not that much faster than a few others. I\'d pay more attention to the euro races if they were stakes but they were all allowance contests. Kimmel beat me with Hydrogen when he won opening day last year on a drying out off track-I believe in a off the turf race as the favorite. This year the price should be better. So Blue Boat will need to continue to move forward to win tomorrow. I might forgive Hydrogen\'s last if he\'s around the 10-1 he is in the morning line and I\'ll watch carefully the odds for the West Point stable entry also. If Seattle Fitz is around 5-1 I\'m interested despite the jump up to a 6 point new top 2 back. I\'m expecting Godolphin with Tom Albertrani being listed as the trainer to have a huge meet.  It seems like they have several runners working well and pointing for this meet including Inamorato but I\'ll pass at the short odds.  Look for a Godolphin 2 year old named Fifth Edition who should be entered any day.
Good Luck
Phil