Apple Blossom (gr. I)
Oaklawn Park, Sunday, April 14, 2019, Race 8
Grade I -- 1 1/16m -- Dirt -- $750,000 -- 4 yo's & up -- Fillies and Mares -- 4:42 PM
1. Elate -- Jose Ortiz
2. Chocolate Martini -- Jermaine Bridgmohan
3. Escape Clause -- Tyler Baze
4. Viva Forever -- Walter De La Cruz
5. Wonder Gadot -- David Cohen
6. Midnight Bisou -- Mike Smith
It's a small but select field. Midnight Bisou will go favored but she's no lock here. She held off Elate by a length in the Azeri but I think that one could turn the tables here now that she is fitter. Thoughts?
Grade I -- 1 1/16m -- Dirt -- $750,000 -- 4 yo's & up -- Fillies and Mares -- 4:42 PM
1. Elate -- Jose Ortiz
2. Chocolate Martini -- Jermaine Bridgmohan
3. Escape Clause -- Tyler Baze
4. Viva Forever -- Walter De La Cruz
5. Wonder Gadot -- David Cohen
6. Midnight Bisou -- Mike Smith
It's a small but select field. Midnight Bisou will go favored but she's no lock here. She held off Elate by a length in the Azeri but I think that one could turn the tables here now that she is fitter. Thoughts?
Good thing this guy has plenty stashed away in his mattress as I think that's a couple times he went down that same road recently....
https://twitter.com/andyserling/status/ ... 9010909184
https://twitter.com/andyserling/status/ ... 9010909184
I've found it easier to tear up tickets at 8/1 instead of 8/5.
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Mike Smith had a pretty good weekend at Oaklawn. I think he took home about $100,000. 

The Travers was definitely a mistake, I said that at the time, but other than that, I don’t see gross mismanagement. She was put in an AOC off the lay-off and was probably a little short not wanting to have her fully cranked. She popped and stopped today and the best they could have hoped for anyway was a competitive fourth and rather than beat her up trying for that, Cohen took care of her. Being that she’s ready to run where would you place her? The Personal Ensign very well have fried both Abel Tasman and Elate. Is Mott erring with Elate?
She ran huge last year in the KY Oaks and then ate the Canadian boys for lunch in the Queens Plate - then they kept going on her. Turns out May-June ‘18 was her up-cycle. They should chill out on her and lay low, run her in some Can-bred filly and mare stakes so she can get some confidence back. If she can’t win then... she probably shouldn’t be running in G1’s.
Thanks for that, I think that’s a sound plan. I think the reason she’s still running is to get a G1 since she’s shown herself to be competitive with the best of her crop in NA and she won the two Canadian Classics. Hopefully they can find spots to accomplish their goals.Izvestia wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2019 8:56 amShe ran huge last year in the KY Oaks and then ate the Canadian boys for lunch in the Queens Plate - then they kept going on her. Turns out May-June ‘18 was her up-cycle. They should chill out on her and lay low, run her in some Can-bred filly and mare stakes so she can get some confidence back. If she can’t win then... she probably shouldn’t be running in G1’s.