Re: To Be Or Not To Be (360 Views)
Posted by:
jimbo66 (IP Logged)
Date: October 01, 2005 12:09AM
Shakespeare is not going to be a "solid favorite" on BC day, no matter what happens tomorrow. Barring the Euros not sending anybody decent over.
Powerscourt is not even a first stringer over there and he will probably be a shorter price than Shakespeare. The field tomorrow is not strong enough such that even a win is not going to be enough to make Shakespeare the favorite.
Ace is going to be tough tomorrow and it wouldn't be a shock to see a better race from Meteor STorm. We know that Meteor Storm is better at 1 1/2 miles than at 1 1/8. We don't know how Shakespeare will handle the opposite. He is certainly well bred, but until he does it, there has to be a question. Meteor Storm should be either on the lead saving ground through slow splits, or right behind the Pletcher, saving ground. He also figures a nice price, since Shakespeare ate him alive in the stretch at 1 1/8.
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