JC / Railbird

Saturday’s Longshot Flyer

TP, R2: Maajnoon (ML 30-1). [Results: Off at 81-1 in her debut, Maajnoon finished dead last in a field of 12.]

Briefly, the Bourbonette Oaks: Both A to the Croft and Clearly Foxy have run well in graded stakes, but neither have started since the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies and could need a race. Valentine Fever came back gamely to beat Love Buzz in the Valdale at Turfway last month; Lovers Spat finished third in that race. I’m going to go with Maren’s Meadow, coming off a second place finish to Sky Mom in the tough Martha Washington Stakes at 9-1. She’s by the late Meadowlake, whose offspring have not excelled on synthetic tracks, but I like her speed and recency over this bunch. [Results: Maren’s Meadow got a dream trip, stalked the pace, drew away, paid $17.60 to win.]


2 Comments

Man, Larry Jones is just swimming in talented three-year-old fillies this year! I’d love to see Eight Belles take on the boys :)

Posted by Valerie on March 23, 2008 @ 12:46 am

Eight Belles has been nominated to the Arkansas Derby, so maybe she’ll get the chance. If that happens, I wonder if Jones will revise his plans for Maren’s Meadow and send her to the Oaks …

Posted by Jessica on March 23, 2008 @ 10:25 am