Anyone Follow Horse Racing?

[klinkman]

Visionaire

Top Performances: 1st in the King's Bishop Stakes[G1], 3rd in the Northern Dancer Stakes[G3], 1st in the Gotham Stakes[G3], 3rd in the Risen Star[G3]

Notable Misfires: 5th in the Toyota Bluegrass[G1], 12th in the Kentucky Derby[G1]

Visionaire might have finally found a niche in 1 turn sprint races, beating a strong field in the King's Bishop, including Kodiak Kowboy, J be K and Desert Key, who going in were considered to be the best sprinters in the 3 yr old ranks. His run from last to first was nothing short of impressive, and I expect him to stick to sprint races with good results, hopefully ending in a run at the Breeder's Cup Sprint.

[klinkman]

Harlem Rocker

Top Performances: 1st in the Prince of Whales[G1], 1st in the Withers[G3]

Notable Misfires: 4th in the Travers[G1], 4th in the Queen's Plate Trial[G3, I believe]

Harlem Rocker did not impress me much in the Withers. J be K is a sprinter and under no circumstances should run longer than 7 furlongs, and the Withers was a mile. He stopped at the eighth pole leaving Harlem Rocker to come in and take the race easily. His win in the Prince of Whales is far more impressive. The Prince of Whales is a Canadian Triple Crown race, and had a decently talented field. However, the Travers is a complete disappointment. He had every chance to win it a the top of the stretch but didn't have enough speed to win. I'm not sure what to expect next from Harlem Rocker, as he ran poorly over his one race on polytrack (the Queen's Plate Trial), and the Breeder's Cup will be run over it this year.

[klinkman]

Behindatthebar

Top Performances: 1st in the Coolmore Lexington Stakes[G2]

Notable Misfires: 5th in the El Camino Real Derby[G3]

Behindatthebar was entered in the Preakness stakes but was scratched after it was discovered that he had a bruised foot. He did fire a stinker in his only start on standard dirt, and his pedigree suggests a preference for turf rather than dirt, so I don't expect him to do well outside of the Breeders Cup and the preps that are on polytrack, but his win in the Coolmore Lexington was pretty impressive and he figures to factor in the Breeder's Cup Dirt Mile if he is healthy enough to run.

[Lilred36]

Klink you really like horse racing huh? do you have an online sportsbook?

[klinkman]

Klink you really like horse racing huh? do you have an online sportsbook?

Hehe yes I do like it. But as of right now I do not have a sportsbook. TVG has a decent promotion going on right now, so I might deposit there at some point. If anyone knows any good no deposit or match bonuses post them here for me. I used to have a bodog account but I haven't used that for a while, and I think I could get a better bonus somewhere else.

Edit: Never mind, TVG requires me to be 21, which I am not yet....It's only 18 to gamble in Oklahoma even!

[nodepositneeded]

It's 18 here too (MN).

[klinkman]

Recapturetheglory

Top Performances: 1st in the Illinois Derby[G2], 5th in the Kentucky Derby[G1]

Notable Misfires: 4th in the Northern Dancer, 9th in the West Virginia Derby[G3]

He has excuses for both of his misfires, he was blocked in when he went to run in the Northern Dancer, and burst through the starting gate early in the West Virginia Derby, costing him energy and he tired and faded at the end of race.

I'm not totally sure where I would go with him if I were his owner or trainer. He should not run more than 9 furlongs though, and might be suited for something like the Breeder's Cup Sprint or Dirt Mile. Or he could step down in class and run some lower graded stakes, though I'm not sure where.