Y16 August Week One

[creativecause]

TICK TOCK SPRINT* - G5+ 5F D 3yo
Win: Innerstellar
Place: Ares
Show: Criosphinx

[Cavallo]

creativecause man I'm really frustrated here with Lady. Her HOTY class is very much present but she hasn't won since April. IM SO MAD AT HER. Feedback please?

[S u N f r O s t ~]

Lucky Penny Stakes - G5 (1W) 8F T
win Deathflash's Truth
place Valaska

[Kenren]

Ocean Cup - G3 8F D
WIN Firestorm
PLACE All That Jazz
SHOW Tiny Dancer
fourth Great Revenge
fifth Flaming Confidenza

It breaks my heart to put Flaming Confidenza here, given then she's such a quality mare, but I can't begrudge the rest of the field the work they've put in this season. This mare needs an aggressive schedule to get her to G1 and back on top. Great Revenge came up against a hard-trying field this year. The others just were as they fell. Firestorm has obviously made his stamp at this point.

[*Ripley*]

GHF's Next Top Racehorse - R8* - P 9F T
Win. In My Remains
Place. Passionist
Show. Hyperion
Fourth. Chetory
Fifth. Samaritan Hero

Chetory: I really like this filly, but her dam is unproven and her one juvenile son is still finding his foothold on the track at the moment. I believe she'll follow in line with the others and love the turf.

Samaritan Hero: I definitely love this colt but with his sire record and pedigree, not to mention his dam's pedigree, I think he will lean more toward the dirt.

[creativecause]

I thought National Treasure would have the age and racing experience to take this one. She's always been classy and I liked her odds for a win today. Your filly got second cavvy, it's not going to ruin her career, she's fine. I don't know what you want me to tell you that you don't already know lol. She'll get there for you, I don't mean to sound rude or pushy but you just need to be patient with her.

[Cruisey]

SHINING STAKES*
WIN Rough Diamond [nose]
PLACE Doubloon Moon
SHOW Swing Dancer
fourth Melodious
fifth Chaotic Limitations

Jeez you guys wanted to kill the judge didn't you?

Chaotic Limitations: Was in way over her head, she came into this race with one win to her name and only 4 starts this season. Keep her in small, grade specific races until she gains more experience before facing these fillies again.

Melodious: I absolutely hated putting her here Frosty, and I hated to add another 4th place HoTY to her record. She had a little bit of confidence going into this race off her undercard win but couldn't quite get there in time. I think she needs a smaller HoTY pick me up (maybe at BSD?) where she can get those 4ths off her mind.

Swing Dancer: Solid record coming into this race, fought very hard with the top two but just faded in the last furlong to let the win slip.

Doubloon Moon: Was in a good position coming off a win last week, good HoTY experience led her to second place today. Keep going with her and she'll get more wins soon!

Rough Diamond: A tough runner against a tough group of sprinter boys is what sneakily got her the win today. She's been consistent and the race played out in her favour today.

Overall any one of the top three could have taken it today, but Rough Diamond snuck her nose in front for that solid win.

[Cavallo]

creativecause i mean people have been saying that about her all season and four months have passed with nothing. I specifically dropped her to a non-hoty race thinking that was the thing. I know a second place won't kill her. i'm well aware, but i keep hearing the same thing, change tactics and nothing. i asked because i wanted to know if there was something more than what's already been said and you confirmed the same thing everything else that's ever been said about her. so thank you.

[creativecause]

Earth Stakes - G2 9F D
Win: Incognito (head)
Place: Uno Momento
Show: Impressionable
4th: Whispering Melody
5th: Glory Bell

Incognito: He's been putting in solid performances all season, I have a feeling he really likes the distances of 9-10 furlongs. Dropping him in class to get a win was the perfect thing to do Frosty. Our Derby winner came flying down the stretch to battle with Uno Momento and narrowly defeat the colt by a head.

Uno Momento: He got ran down by a very nice horse in Incognito today. However, he did look to be the winner until the final furlong. I realize it isn't a win, but it will help build up his record some. Although I think he's in outstanding form and you could probably run him anywhere at this point in time and he'd put a solid performance in for you ripley.

Impressionable: She's on the improve kenren, and she had enough determination to outrun Whispering Melody and Glory Bell to take third. Just keep trucking with her she'll eventually find a smaller field and crank out another win for you. She faced some really tough competition today and ran a very good race, definitely something I think is worth being proud of.

Whispering Melody: She is doing very well cruisey and I'm sorry that I had to put her here, but Impressionable, while not having as many wins this season refused to be worse than third. I hate to add a 4th place finish to her nice resume this season but someone had to be here. Regardless I don't think its going to effect her much in the long run. 

Glory Bell: This was his first race back since March, and he found himself a little in over his head. This was a good way to get his feet wet though, he'll start picking it up soon for you. 

[creativecause]

ROSE MILE CUP* - G4+ 8F T 3yo
Win: Cyclonaria (head)
Place: Notorious (nose)
Show: World Dominion
4th: Scintilla
5th: Santana's Legend

I didn't want to judge this race but someone had to lol
Also I would like to add I feel as if I've judged this specific group of horses too much
And I feel biased for giving Cyclonaria another win here.
Firstly I'm going to explain why this race was actually so difficult to judge.
1. literally all these horses have such similar records
2.  Every one of them has been competing at HOTY level nearly every race all season
3. The pace is funky
4. No one told me the Breeders' Cup decided to come early

Cyclonaria: Definitely the best horse on the turf at 8 furlongs, and with how the pace situation played out she was able to turn this race in her favor and thus the end result. 

World Dominion: You have a VERY good colt here cavvy, but I think he would like the distances to be a bit longer. I think he performs best between 9-12 furlongs and his record certainly shows that. However his consistency and class was what made me place him were he is because I couldn't see him dropping an out of money performance in the from he's in. Just keep going with him, I'm actually really looking forward to when he faces off against the older horse division.

Notorious:  Much like World Dominion I feel that he's best between 9-11 furlongs, however he has won before at this distance and the pace played out in his favor. Much as I said for World Dominion, I'm also really looking forward to when he starts to face older horses.

Scintilla: I don't like placing her here, but I thought the top three were just that, the top three. So unfortunately this is where she ended up. But she's definitely competitive in HOTY company, this was just a slight hiccup. I do really look forward to seeing her run against older mares, I think she can give Impress The Moonlight a run for her money. 

Santana's Legend: So so sossoososo sooooo sorry for adding another out of money finish to her resume here, but I felt the top three were the best. Keep your head up here kenny, maybe drop her into the undercards for awhile and let her grab a few wins before bringing her back against these horses. I know it's frustrating because she isn't an undercard horse, she's meant to be in HOTY races but bear with her she has to snap out of it eventually.