richiebee Wrote:
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> Outstanding turf racing at AP for Million Day,
> featuring an all stakes P5 which
> kicks off with a funky one mile synthetic race and
> ends with the Million (races 5-9)
> and an all stake P4 on races 6-9.
>
> Race 6, the American St. Leger at 1-11/16 miles,
> features an eclectic cast. Favored
> Da Big Hoss, one of the great claims in recent
> years, has won five stakes at five
> different tracks in the last year and carries top
> weight of 126. Clondaw Warrior is
> a nine year old Irish bred who is equally adept
> over jumps and on the flat. Perhaps
> most exotic is Billabong, a well traveled Moroccan
> bred who won stakes in
> 2013 and 2014 at \"CAS\", which I am assuming is
> Casablanca.
Speaking of eclectic, I say this mare\'s pps should garner an honorable mention -- most interesting non-first lasix, first lasix, I have ever seen. Apparently, she got lasix in Argentina for her first two starts, but then won a G1 as a 3yo filly against older with lasix off (beating 17 other distaffers and getting 10 panels in under 2:00 minutes).
Then after 18 months off, returns in the Prix de Maurice Zilber. Having personally been a devotee of the John D Shapiro\'s DC International during the 1970s, I can testify that Monsieur Zilber was a frequent participant (rumor has it the DC International is coming back). M. Zilber was the trainer of Exceller who was beaten in the 1977 DC International by Johnny D (no connection to John D nor Beverly D -- the subject race).
Pretty Girl (ARG) now returns to Lasix and is coming into the Beverly D on a sparse 16 days (plus the 7 hours gained on the flight) after prevailing by a nostril over none other than Bohemian Rhapsody in a four female foto finish at Vichy!!
Here is my question -- is she first lasix or not? Is there such a thing an angle as first time U.S. Lasix? I must say although I have considered many things in my handicapping, I have never faced a medication question quite like this one.
