Nov 062009
I’m sorry, I simply cannot call it the Ladies Classic. It’s like calling a Kleenex a tissue or saying “search the internet” instead of “Google it”. I’m not programmed to such things.
With that tantrum out of the way, here are my plays for Distaff Day:
Marathon: call me a chalk eating weasel but it’s 6-Mastery (’nuff said)
Juvenile Filly Turf: if Aidan O’Brien felt she’s good enough to get on & school her himself, then 8-Lillie Langtry is a play for me
Juvenile Fillies: Kenny McPeek says she’s way better than his talented filly star of last year, so I have to go with 4-Beautician, though I think 10-Negligee could take ‘em all down
Filly & Mare Turf: 3-Rutherienne always gets my backing but I think it’s 2-Forever Together holding off 6-Midday in the final strides
Filly & Mare Sprint: 2-Sara Louise will totally be there at the end but 9-Ventura repeats and may be a decent price with how evenly matched these gals are
Distaff/Ladies Classic: in the Karma category (trainer Bobby Frankel is ill), 5-Proviso upsets a ridiculously talented field, though 8-Rainbow View makes a serious bid with 7-Music Note close in third … in a “beat the probable favorite” move: 1-Careless Jewel does have the best sheet numbers & has never been out of the money (5 wins in 6 starts w/ 1 third) but her worst numbers were on the synthetic surfaces that started her career – true she’s had time to mature & is probably a different horse than she was back then, but at the price she’ll probably be, there’s other horses here I’d rather take
