Pegasus World Cup

[Strike]

Gun Runner 4/5 -- Post position #10. Tough draw.

[ajkreider]

The draw, and the presence of Sharp Azteca, make this an interesting betting race.     Can\'t see how the pace isn\'t quick.  Castellano isn\'t going to let a bunch of horses come over top of him, so he\'s going with a horse that can win near the lead.  Smith, et al, have already said that laying back with Collected was a mistake.  Giant Expectations won his last on the front end.  

And then there\'s Sharp Azteca, who has worked blindingly fast.  Can anyone remember a Calder work in :58 and 2/5?  Ever?

With a wide trip from GR, all of the above (and War Story and Gunnevera) have the TG figs to finish in front of the 4/5 favorite.

A decent payday is on offer, and if not, we\'ll see a great performance from a champion.

[Strike]

As bad as the Friday card is -- the Saturday card is that great. From a \"1\" to a \"10.\" Interesting races. Big fields. Quality card. Good handicapping will be rewarded instead of just guessing who may run back to a previous good figure or even who will successfully finish the race. Friday -- a total pass for me. Saturday -- now that is what we are talking about!

[johnnym]

Read that one of the conditions of the race is
“Runners who decline raceday lasix is allowed 7lbs”.
Any takers?

[TGJB]

Boy, that\'s a news story. Nobody took them up on it, I\'ll bet most didn\'t know. My guess is O\' Brien would have.

[Marlin]

Workouts sometimes help, but anyone recall the great workout of Groovy?  Prepping for the 1987 Breeders Cup Sprint, he was shooting bullets like crazy.  I recall 3 Furlongs @ 32 or 33 plus, 4 furlongs @ 42 or 43.  But the 3 furlong bullets made him look like a Mortal Lock.  Heavy favored Groovy was upset in the Breeders\' Cup Sprint, finishing second by four lengths to the filly Very Subtle.

I\'m just saying.

[TreadHead]

Pulpit worked 43+ at GP at some point that winter before the Fla Derby