A HOST OF HORSES

THE WOODBINE MILE...

It's arguably the most important mile turf race of the season to this point
in North America simply because of a loaded field featuring most of the
continent's best milers.
It was a scramble in the last 24 hours with several folks sitting
on the fence (all locals too) and keeping their plans close to
the vest.
In the end, SKY CONQUEROR went in the Mile in a surprise move
(weight at 1 1/2 miles in the upcoming Sky Classic was cited as
one reason, last year's Horse of the Year ARRAVALE went in, a shocking move
since the gal has been a bit short of her best form so far, and
longshot AWESOME ACTION popped up at the last minute.

The local horsemen aren't being all that helpful to the local media
with all the secrecy- you want to promote the sport, get it into the papers....
tell us you're going to run,or not going to run...

Anyway, it's a heck of a race...


POSTS FOR WOODBINE MILE - $1million
Sunday, post 5:06 p.m.

1 Host/Melnyk Racing Stables Inc./Todd Pletcher/John Velazquez 15-1

2 Becrux/Team Valor & Gary Barber/Neil Drysdale/David Flores 5-1

3 Shakespeare/Dell Ridge Farm & William Schettine/Kiaran Mclaughlin/Gar.Gomez 3-1

4 Sky Conqueror/Bill Sorokolit/Darwin Banach/Javiar Castellano 6-1

5 Kip Deville/IEAH Stables/Richard Dutrow Jr./Cornelio Velasquez 12-1

6 Galantas/Earle Mack/Graham Motion/Todd Kabel 30-1

7 Storm Caller/Jim & Susan Hill/Reade Baker/Jim McAleney50-1

8 Estevan/Barbara Minshall/Barbara Minshall/Eurico Rosa da Silva 50-1

9 Remarkable News/Holly Rincon/Angel Penna Jr./Ramon Dominguez 8-1

10 Dead Red/George Mikhalides, Milena Stable, Mirage Ranch/George Mikhalides
/Emma Wilson 30-1

11 Art Master/Juddmonte Farms/Robert Frankel/Julien Leparoux 4-1

12 Arravale/Bob Costigan/Mac Benson/J Valdivia 15-1

13 Awesome Action/Sue Leslie, Don Meehan, Curtis,Nancy Joseph/Sue Leslie/Rob Landry
50-1

14 Le Cinquieme Essai/William Scott/Paul Nielsen/Steven Bahen 15-1



MONKEY BUSINESS!!!

THE GREEN MONKEY is entered to race on SATURDAY at BELMONT!!!
($16million 2yo purchase).
It seems like forever ago since I watched him parade in front of me before
 heading into the ring at Calder last February.
Go Monkey Go!