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Sunday, April 01, 2007
The saying goes , "you need to fight fire with fire". Translate that to horse terms and you need to beat Pletcher with Pletcher. Rags To Riches may end up being the shortest price Oaks favorite in history , but she better look out for one of her sorority sisters as they come to the wire on May 4th. I may be putting the cart before the horse here , but I think Octave should win the Ashland Stakes and go on to the Oaks as perhaps the second choice. She was probably best in the Fair Grounds Oaks but was too far off a fairly easy pace set by Mistical Plan in her first start of the year. She has done several things her stablemate has not; won at Churchill Downs, and shipped and run well. Granted she has not yet won at two turns like Rags to Riches has, but that should get taken care of saturday at Keeneland. I loved the way she closed in the Breeders Cup Juvenile fillies behind once again a fairly soft pace set by Dreaming of Anna. Unless something crazy should happen in the Ashland , I think Octave may get my money on Oaks day to get better value. A Pletcher superfecta; Octave, Rags To Riches, Cotton Blossom and Panty Raid, why not ?
Dan Shapiro, 27, has worked in the racing industry since 1999 when he completed internships at Churchill Downs and Suffolk Downs while pursuing a journalism degree at Boston University.
David Gutfreund has been working and living in England for the last year working on a TV network called Racing World, which brings American horse racing into the living rooms of U.K. punters showing the best of sport in the U.S.
John Asher, vice-president of Communications at Churchill Downs, has worked in the Thoroughbred racing industry as a journalist and a publicist for more than 20 years.
Justin Dew has been handicapping horses and following the Kentucky Derby trail for 15 years. His Derby Day triumphs include a current streak of three consecutive Derby exactas, including the Giacomo-Closing Argument combination that returned over $9,800 in 2005. His top selection for the 2006 Derby, Bluegrass Cat, ran 2nd but keyed an exacta with Barbaro that returned over $500.
Toby Callet has been a professional handicapper for more than 30 years. His web site, tobycallet.com, features key plays at tracks in Florida, Kentucky, California and Louisiana.
Former director of publicity, santa anita park…former director of marketing and media, del mar thoroughbred club. currently, senior media coordinator, del mar
Currently Director of Media for Del Mar Thoroughbred Club at Del Mar racetrack in California. Has worked at Del Mar in media since 1981. Been in racing industry since 1971, primarily as a writer, editor and publicist.
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