Noted: January 31
– Funny Cide will try to regain his winning form in an allowance race at Gulfstream on Thursday. The gelding finished seventh in his last start, the Mr. Prospector Handicap on January 7, but worked a sharp half mile on Sunday (workouts, however, have never been Funny Cide’s problem). Other possible starters in Thursday’s race include Pennsylvania Derby winner Sun King.
– Suffolk Downs announcer Larry Collmus, at Aqueduct for the winter, is taking questions from fans. And not just on racing: “John Q. Public: ‘Brokeback Mountain;classic or catastrophy?’ Larry Collmus: ‘I thought it was ok, not as good as I expected though. I really liked King Kong and the Woody Allen movie Match Point. Brokeback would be in my top five of the last few months.'”
– Trainer Todd Pletcher is asking a judge to toss out the $3,000 fine and 45-day suspension he received after one of his horses tested positive for mepivacaine following a race at Saratoga.
– Don’t forget to include a horse’s appearance in your handicapping. Here’s what to look for in the paddock and post parade.
