2010 Breeders' Cup: Day 2 Picks
by Matt Gardner on Nov 6, 2010 9:12 AM EDT
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PrintI don't have a lot of time until I head out to Churchill this morning, but below you can find the link to today's scratches and changes:
With that out of the way, here's a quick rundown of the direction I think I'm going in today's races. Good luck to everyone out there, I hope you cash a big one at some point during the day.
Juvenile Turf: I've been waffling a lot on this race but I might take a stab with the 20/1 shot, Deciphering Dreams as a long-shot play.
Sprint: Lots of different ways to go in this race but I like Warrior's Reward and Riley Tucker on top and perhaps Smiling Tiger to get a piece of it along the way.
Turf Sprint: Silver Timber is the standout, to me, but I'll also have my eye on Stradivinsky.
Juvenile: I like Rouge Romance at a price.
Mile: It's Goldikova's world, we all just live in it. However, I've been impressed enough with Gio Ponti (provided his odds drift a bit) that I'm going to make a small play to try and upset the heavy favorite. It's probably a loss but I'm gonna try anyway.
Dirt Mile: I like three in this race: Here Comes Ben, Theskyhasnolimit and Tizway. I just need to figure out how to play them all.
Turf: With what happened to Midday yesterday I'm less bullish on the Euros this year. Al Khali will probably be my value play in this spot, with some action going towards Dangerous Midge, as well.
Classic: Still think the race sets up best for Blame and Zenyatta but will have to wait for the will-pays to figure out how I'm going to ultimately attack this race.
Good luck, everyone!
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Anyone have that horse
that paid $94.00 yesterday? I was sitting at the bar and saw it scroll across the crawler on ESPN, about dropped my beer.
good luck today
Big Drama
He was just a bit ahead entering the stretch, but it looked like 3 other horses had a shot. As soon as they made that turn he just flipped the switch and put the field away easily.
Appears he is okay
Was just reported that 2 vets looked at him and couldn’t find anything wrong. Borel thought Roy took a bad step or two, but it seems ok.
Chamberlain Bridge
Another impressive come from behind effort. The grass really seems to be playing for closers today.
Goldikova!
Wow, that was amazing. She looked a bit listless…even on the turn, and then just turned the jets on. Goldikova just zoomed by the field.
So here we go!
Can Zenyatta do it again?
This race sets up so well for Blame it’s not even funny! And Garrett Gomez is smoking!
Looking at Lucky looks fantastic!
And don’t discount Espoir City! A fantastic horse in Japan.
Sheesh!
Wow
3 strides too late… That mare is a superstar, and may have just run her best ever race in defeat. Her performance in the second half of that race was out of this world. Good winner too, nice run.
Jesus
I actually thought she nipped him at the wire…I was probably thrown by the fact that she galloped out past Blame. Damn, what a race.
But I can’t say I’m not bummed right now.
What a race
my heart rate is just recovering. I won pretty big with Blame … and I feel awful. Hard to bet these races where you’re emotionally involved. Zenyatta will go down as a pretty special mare.
I still believe....l
The best I’ve seen since I started following the sport in the late 80’s. I make no excuses, she lost today to the better horse. There isn’t such a thing as a Career Achievement Award — so unfortunately I can’t even be disappointed in that she won’t be recognized at the Eclipses this year. A historical oddity that a horse this great will never with HOTY.
I don’t think I’ll get over this one for a few days.
A fantastic race and a fantastic display for the sport
Inside the final furlong I’d thought she’d get up at the wire but Blame was gutsy in deep stretch.
Her running style finally got her beat…if she gets a clean trip and she probably wins. But, of course, that’s horse racing – it’s never easy. Her defeat today, I believe, is another testament as to how hard it was to win 19 in a row. Stone cold closers just don’t do that but she did.
A great performance by those two horses and that Classic will go down in history as on of the best. Zenyatta, even in defeat, showed her class.
"A bad day at the track is better than a good day at the office."
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