SLEW'S FAST HORSES FOR MON. 08/05

Woodbine - 2,5,6,7,8,9
Saratoga - 1,2,4,5,7,8,10
Parx - 1,7

Monday finds 2 Key Horses running for us:

Dancing for Glory - SAR ( 5) GP 12/14/12 # 5
Starsilhouette - SAR (10) GP 12/01/12 # 8

Dancing for Glory showed some promise on a rock hard Gulfstream Park turf back in December, then appeared to be ready to take her first allowance race when she went to the shelf in March. Not an unusual event for young and developing horses at all. Chad Brown now beings her back in an interesting spot: a Starter Optional Claiming event at the Spa. It is one of the wrinkles added by P.J. Campo and the NYRA and fuses several types of races together. In this case, if you have not started for a claiming price of 65K or less, you are up for the claim (75K). If you have, you are protected. Thus, a trainer can choose to risk better stock and try to steal a win against claiming types. Interestingly enough, the field may be a bit tough as 6 of the 9 entrants (excluding the MTO entry) are up for the claim!

Looks like a topsy turvy allowance race to me! Here, this lady comes off the shelf, has been training downstate (presumably away from prying eyes...but not spies), and ships up for the 75K tag. Will anyone take her? Is she damaged goods? There was some promise there and still may be, but the layoff is an issue. Watch carefully for the future.

Starsilhouette needs no intro to Slew watchers. She was a star last year for us at 4 different tracks. This daughter of Orientate owned by Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey and trained by Michael Maker looks to return to form as the 6-5 ML fav. If she wins, it will be the longest price you will get for a long time.

I'll note that my past notes on these horses may be found on Slew's blog. There is a link on the front page of the SlewsFastHorses website.

I will also note here that this will be my final post on this forum. I think I made my position perfectly clear in my last post and see no need to reiterate it here. I'm not one to tolerate nonsense. Especially from supposed adults. Should you wish to find my thoughts on future races and horses, visit my website which has a note listing the other forums I post to. Or simply visit Slew's face book page.

I would be remiss if I didn't add a huge thank you to those of you who have passed kind words my way. You know who you are, and I hope I have provided a few winners for you in the past, and some good information for you to use in the future.

Thank you.

Enjoy the Monday racing...good luck and good 'capping!