Tavasco Wrote:
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> Now back to the present. Trainer Baffert compares
> his entry today to his entry and 11/1 winner
> (Arrogate) of 2016. Pause, really, well then the
> rest are running for second place if Uncle Buck,
> is it? runs his race aren't they?

Arrogate was 11/1. The Chuckwagon (my opinion) will be more or less the same
price as Tiz the Law and given the same weight in the multiples. Also my
opinion is that the Chucker is the second best 3YO Baffert has entered at
Saratoga today.

Gamine might have been able to break the track record for a mile at Belmont if
asked. Gamine racked up some big numbers in the Acorn, won by nearly 20
lengths, and did this all while not running a particularly straight course.
Without making any comparisons her Acorn performance brought to mind a DRF
trackman's comment after one of Ruffian's brilliant races, "Speed to Spare."

Like JohnnyM says (I'll paraphrase) too many short fields in the stakes and too
many maiden races. I have not looked at the morning line, but I like two
maidens in consecutive races mid card who will not be longshots but will be
coupled by me in an uncharacteristically large double.

The Waya drew a short field but its cool that Peter Brant, who co-owned Waya in
the late 70s, has a runner in this race. Waya was an outstanding turf mare who
won the 1979 Diana at the Spa, running 9 furlongs in 1:45.2, equaling a world
record at the time and setting a stake record that stood for 36 years.

The Troy also drew a short field, but they are fairly evenly matched. My
strongest feeling here is that Pure Sensation has lost a step but will still
take money and I am standing against him and his piping hot trainer.

So while not the best Travers card, it sure beats a sharp stick in the eye and
presents a welcome diversion. I will be tethered to the wagering desk here at
Living Room Downs and if not fast asleep by 3 pm (I work overnight on Fridays)
I will bet over my head and not with it.