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‘Note Possible for Travers?

Reports Ed Fountaine in the New York Post this morning:

Godolphin Stables is considering a run in the “Midsummer Derby” for Music Note, coming off an 11-length romp in the July 19 Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont Park, when she ran the mile-and-a-quarter, the distance of the Travers, in a sparkling 2:01.66.

Now, this is an interesting possibility. As much as I’d like to see a rematch between Music Note and Proud Spell in the historic Alabama (and agree with commenter Ed that it could well be the race that determines year-end 3YO filly honors), the Travers does have a $1 million purse, it gives the filly an additional week of rest off the CCAO, and the field, headed by Jim Dandy winner Macho Again, isn’t exactly shaping up as all that strong. [Thanks to Brooklyn Backstretch, not quite as enthusiastic about the idea, for the alert.]

Posted by JC in Saratoga on 08/01/2008 @ 7:30 am / Follow @railbird on Twitter

4 Comments

I’m with you, I think Music Note in the Travers is really interesting and I should have listened to E last night and made it my new poll, damn! It will have to wait until I get home.

Posted by dana on August 1, 2008 @ 9:27 am

You’re forgetting a little horse named Big Brown, who ought to smoke the feeble Haskell field under wraps. An easy gallop at the shore would be a perfect set-up for the Travers, and you know Dutrow not only wants to go but will be feeling his mojo again, too. Do you really think they’d send Music Note against Big Brown? I’m not feeling that.

Posted by John S. on August 1, 2008 @ 7:53 pm

Big Brown who? Kidding. Mettee seems pretty certain it’ll be the Alabama for both Music Note and Little Belle. As for Big Brown going in the Travers, if he comes out of the Haskell well, an upstate appearance would be exciting. I feel very reserved about him, though, as a fan. He’s going to be yanked away to the breeding shed as soon as they’ve shored up his stud value, and knowing that reduces my interest in him and his accomplishments, past or future …

Posted by Jessica on August 1, 2008 @ 10:50 pm

I see it like this: Big Brown appears to tower over the 3-year-olds this year. The Jim Dandy, while a dandy, was won by a horse Big Brown throttled at Pimlico, a horse who ran slower than supposedly lesser horses earlier on the Saratoga card. Big Brown has one giant blemish on his record, but he is a terrific racehorse, and, hey, we’ve got him past the Belmont, which is more than we got from a lot of other top 3-year-olds in recent years. I’d like to see him do something spectacular. Heck, I’d like to see any of this year’s 3-year-old crop do something spectacular. It sure didn’t happen in the West Virginia Derby!

Posted by John S. on August 2, 2008 @ 7:39 pm

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