TRAVERS

[big18741]

Nice work for this,but I\'m thinking DaTara peaked on Belmont Day.

TOE with too many excuses and never any punch in the lane going long.His post helps-maybe he can suck along for a check.If Joe B isn\'t too enthused about him-how can I be?

Colonel John is my choice from the inside with a pair up or top.I like Mambo but I\'m counting on Albarado to lose every inch of ground possible from the 9 hole.Tres Borrachos needs to be very long-at least his ML or higher,but he could jump up off the pair of 4\'s and hit the board.Baze might be able to get him over from the 10 with his tactical speed to save some ground.Ecton Park threw in a good race or two as a late summer and fall 3yo(Super Derby?)

The chalk looks too tough in the Victory Ride.

Trying to talk myself into 4yo Distorted Reality in the Bernard Baruch.Needs a clean trip with JR and that last dirt work was encouraging.A little improvement might get him home in his 5th start of the year.

Kodiak Cowboy figures to get another great setup in the Kings Bishop.

[fkach]

Unfortunately, I\'m on the Colonel John bandwagon. I probably overestimated him a little in the spring, but he didn\'t run as poorly in the Derby as it looks - especially relative to some of these others. He had a tougher trip. This is the one horse whose connections have had the Travers in mind ever since the Derby. His first race back looks like a perfect prep for a new peak. He should get decent position in a race that doesn\'t look like it has a lot of \"quality\" speed other than perhaps D\'Tara (who should run a lot better today). If he\'s anywhere near his morning line I\'m going to have to use him, but obviously this is a wide open affair. IMO, someone is going to step forward today.

[Wrongly]

Funny how few are on Rocker.  We haven\'t seen his best yet!

[Silver Charm]

Court Vision is out.

Bob Baffert once said when Garrett Gomez is riding down the stretch he looks like he is tossing salad. Well I am tossing Colonel John.

The Jim Dandy was a weak prep.

Mambo in Seattle has been really cranked down on in the mornings since July and responded seriously in his last race. He will need it again today but 42% New Top chance in the Thoro-pattern is to good to pass up on an late improving three year old.

[Silver Charm]

Whoever the Croatian guy was that Phelps beat a week ago on Friday night that is how I feel.

Five Wide Trip while the winner saves all the ground, knocks over a couple of runners getting out and gets the bob-of-the-year.

I feel like a punching bag now........

[Halo Fire]

There was NO WAY I was taking 4-1 on Colonel John, 5-1 on Mambo in Seattle, or 7/2 on Pyro.

Da\'Tara did get loose, he just wasn\'t good enough.

Congratulations to everyone who had it. I didn\'t.

[P-Dub]

Nice call fkach.

The Colonel got back all my derby money I lost on him...and then some.

Man, those West Coast horses are so bad.

[Michael D.]

Halo Fire Wrote:
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> There was NO WAY I was taking 4-1 on Colonel John,
> 5-1 on Mambo in Seattle, or 7/2 on Pyro.
>
> Da\'Tara did get loose, he just wasn\'t good
> enough.
>
> Congratulations to everyone who had it. I didn\'t.


after the draw, this was all about two horses - MiS and Col John. I have been so disgusted with Albarado that it didn\'t matter who won.

I don\'t blame you for not liking the win numbers on the top two, I didn\'t either. you can\'t argue with the $86 exacta and $1785 super though.

[JR]

Coronado\'s Quest

[TGJB]

Only got to see the race once and wasn\'t watching the winner, however, from the chart comments it looks like the west coast jockey gets the credit, not the horse. Second horse will get a bigger fig, and others had problems.

[miff]

JB,

Will be interesting to see what creative license you take with this pathetically slow but exciting Travers, 2.03.20,on a fast surface.Understand there is no other route to compare.Hopkins/Beyer flirting in the low 100\'s which seems generous to me on that surface.

More confirmation of the very common 3yr colt crop(except BB).

Agree,the Great Garret Gomez willed CJ home the last eighth with his usual strong late handling.Nice run by the extremely wide Harlem Rocker.


Mike

[jbelfior]

I didn\'t bet the race; Colonel John was way too short on the tote board for my taste. Wouldn\'t have the # anyway; I hated the 9 probably more due to Albarado the anchor. BTW; that\'s how good Curlin is.

Not surprising that Colonel John won since they ran the race in polytrack fractions....24\'s through the initial 6 furlongs on a lightening fast track. They should have run this one on the Mellon.

Still waiting for Edgar Prado to let Tale of Ekati run. He breaks on top and ends up ahead of 1 horse (Amped) by the time they round the clubhouse turn. Then he rushes him up to be in a position he should have been in anyway. He got soundly bumped by Colonel John at the quarter pole, then just stopped.

Great job by Gomez. He\'s the best and proved it yesterday. No way CJ wins with any other rider on his back.


Good Luck,
Joe B.

[Lost Cause]

Halo Fire Wrote:
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> One of the best betting races in a long time and
> your keying in on the favorite.
>
> How did you come up with the name Lost Cause?


I hear ya!!!..
Only collected the Tri and Super..How did you do?  I\'m not a fave player normally but I had a feeling there would be so much money in this pool it would have value...The two Faves exacta (Pyro and Colonel) was paying $60.00,

Hats off to Garrett, I don\'t know how he beat Mambo, oh wait Albarado..

[Halo Fire]

If you had the tri. and super, congratulations. However, you mentioned five horses and NO Mambo in Seattle.

How did I do? I keyed Da\'Tara at 13-1. AND he did get loose. 23.4, :48, 1:12. No excuse.

[big18741]

Harlem Rocker wasn\'t bred to win races like the Travers.Even at 1 1/8th he might not be at his best.

Turn him back as a closing sprinter then look at the Cigar Mile.If he\'s around next year maybe the Met Mile.Seems to me those are the kind of races where they might be able to pick off a Grade 1.