the 2015 diana stakes (grade 1)
STEPHANIE'S KITTEN as the third choice just seems weird. I kind of doubt that will last, but you have to use her -- especially going this distance when she has the opportunity to really uncoil her closing kick.
The question here in the Grade 1 Diana is if MY MISS SOPHIA is really *that* good on the turf. She blazed around the track in her first try on the stuff, and while TEPIN, KITTEN'S QUEEN and HARD NOT TO LIKE have shown speed in some of their races to be on the lead, I view all of them as taking the lead because nobody else would -- so I don't necessarily think the pace here will be particularly quick. I also don't think TEPIN is as good at 1 1/8, so she's a throwout at a short price for me.
WALTZING MATILDA closed into a slow pace last time to win with aplomb; I don't think she'll get a *fast* pace here, but she'll get more, and she'll be on of the longer shots in the field again.
THE NO NEED TO CALL IT PLAY: $20 Win #2 STEPHANIE'S KITTEN, $2 exacta box #2 STEPHANIE'S KITTEN, #5 WALTZING MATILDA, #6 MY MISS SOPHIA
The question here in the Grade 1 Diana is if MY MISS SOPHIA is really *that* good on the turf. She blazed around the track in her first try on the stuff, and while TEPIN, KITTEN'S QUEEN and HARD NOT TO LIKE have shown speed in some of their races to be on the lead, I view all of them as taking the lead because nobody else would -- so I don't necessarily think the pace here will be particularly quick. I also don't think TEPIN is as good at 1 1/8, so she's a throwout at a short price for me.
WALTZING MATILDA closed into a slow pace last time to win with aplomb; I don't think she'll get a *fast* pace here, but she'll get more, and she'll be on of the longer shots in the field again.
THE NO NEED TO CALL IT PLAY: $20 Win #2 STEPHANIE'S KITTEN, $2 exacta box #2 STEPHANIE'S KITTEN, #5 WALTZING MATILDA, #6 MY MISS SOPHIA