What's Next for Ben's Cat?

[One_Time]

With the Mid-Atlantic turf season coming to a close and the trainer\'s disinclination to ship south for the winter, where do you think the horse will end up next? His dirt numbers are competitive with his turf numbers and the sire profile shows him being better on dirt. Under consideration are the 6f Six Bits at Penn National (200k), 6f Fall Highweight Handicap at Aqueduct (150k Gr. III), or stretching out for the Cigar Mile handicap (250k Gr. 1).

If Ben\'s Cat goes on to have a successful 6 year old campaign and gets some more graded stakes wins under his belt, will this get Leatherbury into the Hall of Fame?

[miff]

If Ben\'s Cat goes on to have a successful 6 year old campaign and gets some more graded stakes wins under his belt, will this get Leatherbury into the Hall of Fame?


One Time

KL should have gone in already, no matter what Bens Cat does.RHOF voting a popularity contest. Ever see the list of voters? comical!


Mike

[One_Time]

I figured he needed that ONE big horse to get him in. Bud Delp got in because of Spectacular Bid, and his career was no more impressive than Leatherbury\'s excluding Spectacular Bid. Ah Day was his last big horse but couldn\'t cut it in terms of RHOF. Jeremy Rose has been quoted as saying Ben\'s Cat is the third best horse he has ever ridden, ahead of Big Brown and Toccet even. It\'s really a trade off for the 78 year old Trainer who wants to sustain his barn as long as he can--does he go in the easy spots that gets him a decent paycheck or try for those graded stakes that increases his RHOF chances?

I agree though, it is a popularity contest, and it seems he isn\'t that popular, the Cat is his last chance.