COLD and BOLD
 

The last few weeks of the Woodbine meeting are famous for the same thing: the early winners win like crazy.The second today was one amongst many with improving early speed taking home the prize.

5th maiden turfer
 

2(short odds but improving), 12 and a long long long shot 10

DAMAGED GOODS Papi Chullo in the 6th race at Aqu


Woof and at 2/1 only hope is to run away and hide on the front but with an e/l almost 19, that is hard to take on the AQU main track. 1,3 look a bit better

damaged was good enough today!

2nd call maidens in a big field in Woodbine's 5th

2nd is okay in that bulky field but the odds were a pass

Paved Highway but green
 

track is playing kindly to speed on the lawn as I'll bet it is as hard as a highway That elevates the 2 in the 7th over the logical 8 and outsider 7.........No odds however other than the 7 who appears a one race wonder.


glad I talked my way out of this one too

not so cold and bold in Toronto when the track is power harrowed. A good web site tells you the track maintenance schedule.
http://www.woodbineentertainment.com...Conditions.asp

let's see how 2nd call maiden do in NEW YORK
three out of the top four.....

Turf is screwy in the cold giving 5 a better shot than the deep closers 7 9 in the AQU nightcap


I seem to recall that the records of late fall grass winners were RANDOM......and that seems to hold true again.

If you ever get the chance, there is a wonderful FRONTLINE show (PBS) called The Other Side of the Track and Andy Beyer reports on one of the days, (LIKE WE ALL HAVE NOW AND AGAIN) with the comment: "Well chalk it up to the vagueness of the turf."

Point of it is not to take it too seriously as there are more shots tomorrow