Santiva

[big18741]

Fits the profile for a Belmont horse.

One paced and bred for distance.Not very quick early and doesn\'t come from out of the clouds.In this crop he fits perfectly.

Hopefully the connections can figure that out and not waste him in the Preakness where he has no shot.

On another note the connections of Comma To the Top should be ashamed of themselves.Pretty good chance they were gonna wreck that horse running in the Derby and they did.He needed time off and less distance.Peter Miller obviously learned nothing from Charlie Whittingham.

Pants on Fire the wisegirl horse.She rode him perfectly-just had no horse.Crazy at 8-1.

[drbillym]

My posts a month ago on Animal Kingdom were not taken seriously, so I doubt that they will this time.  But how can you say he has no shot in the Preakness?  It is only 1/16 of a mile shorter, and he showed an ability to leave the gate just like JV wanted him too.  He towers over this crop and will only improve.  Shackelford will get some play by those who are living in the past regarding the Pimlico speed bias, but his front running efforts will lead to a bounce next time.  AK was not hard used and will be in good form for Pimlico.
Uncle Mo won\'t be ready, and Dialed In just doesn\'t have it.  Who do you think can beat AK?

[MO]

Gary Stevens was quoted as AK galloped out that \"Animal Kingdom is gonna love Pimlico\".

[alydar61]

I believe big\'s comment was regarding Santiva, not AK.

[Lost Cause]

Hey DR, I hope you nailed it good yesterday. As far as preakness chances, it all depends on who shows up to the preakness.  If Mucho Macho, Nehro and Shackleford show up I would think any of them can win also given the proper trip.  If he makes it through that leg we are looking at  a legitimate Triple crown threat because distance is no problem..I am all too familiar with the racing gods stopping bad horses from winning the triple crown but he is a scary one with this bad crew he is facing..

[drbillym]

correct alydar-apologies to big.  got caught up in the euphoria of a nice win.

[big18741]

Gary Stevens rarely has anything negative to say.Mr Sunshine.

Animal King fired huge on six weeks rest.Pretty big effort and he was drifting late.Also some foam on his neck.No knocks on his race yesterday but he could be vulnerable on the quick turnaround.

Nehro ran pretty big also.Another one that doesn\'t have to be in the mix in Baltimore.

No clue on who looks good.There were really no horror trips in the race yesterday.I\'m sure I\'ll get sucked into a new shooter.

[mikemca]

I thought Dance City was impressive in all his races this year and was keeping an eye out for where he ran next.I guess I will see how he stacks up against the Preakness field.

[drbillym]

They took your advice, big-Santiva not in Preakness.  They prbly also recognize that Animal Kingdom will win the triple crown.

[big18741]

Those connections probably flipped a coin.I wonder where they go next-lesser type Derby or to the Belmont?