Grade 1 Arlington Million Today

TheGeneral+ · Aug 16, 2003

Estimated Local Post Time: 5:15 PM

Purse: $1,000,000
Distance:One And One Fourth Miles
Surface: Turf

1 Sulamani

2 Vangelis

3 Paolini

4 Storming Home

5 Perfect Soul

6 Perfect Drift

7 Beauchamp Pilot

8 Touch of Land

9 Kaieteur

10 The Tin Man

11 Honor in War

12 Tripat

13 Olden Times

Chris@OlympicSports · Aug 16, 2003

4 Storming Home is undefeated in the States Drysdale-Stevens combo looks great

1 Sulamani has a bruised hoof and could be a late scratch

TheGeneral+ · Aug 16, 2003

Agreed, 4 Storming Home looks like the bet here. Can't count out Perfect Drift. Been on fire.

Maybe a 4/6

wilheim · Aug 16, 2003

quite a field of mostly European top notch turf horses. The #1 horse Sulamani is favored and IMO no value, but must be included in any exotics.

At 4 to 1 the #6 Perfect Drift (coming off win over Mineshaft) is a nice play.

Also watch the #10The Tin Man with Mike Smith aboard, if he gets loose with the right fractions could take it wire to wire. He is also 4 to 1.

Very tuff race to handicap, wide open IMHO.

wil.

DickyW · Aug 16, 2003

Wil
I agree with you on the Tin Man I also think he will be overlooked at the betting window. Would'nt be suprised to see 6 or 7's by post.
GL

wilheim · Aug 16, 2003

Absolutely - I look for Tin Man to go off at 8 or 9 to 1. GL.

wil.

TheGeneral+ · Aug 16, 2003

Perfect Drift should be the popular choice.

TheGeneral+ · Aug 16, 2003

Show time.

4/6 Ex b Men

3 & 5 to win

Let's get one.

Chris@OlympicSports · Aug 16, 2003

Still Love Storming Home, will be a heck of a race

Guest · Aug 16, 2003

gary stevens just got trounced wow

TTinCO · Aug 16, 2003

Holy shit....Stevens took a NASTY kick

wilheim · Aug 16, 2003

Looks like Stevens will be Ok I hope. His horse Storming Home veered badly.

wilheim · Aug 16, 2003

what a strange finish, the favorite Sulamani ends up winning with a dead heat for place.

wil.

sds · Aug 16, 2003

Why was this not posted in the horses area???

sds

TTinCO · Aug 16, 2003

Not to mention Storming & Sulamani being owned by two separate brothers....

Can a horse get taken down for interfering with a horse other than the one in 2nd? (I'm not a horse racing guy).

Chris@OlympicSports · Aug 16, 2003

Yes , any horse can be taken down. Storming Home is wacky horse, geez does Drysdale get all the nut cases or what

TTinCO · Aug 16, 2003

Thanks Chris....that horse must be overly spooky, because there wasn't really anyone "that close" on the inside.

I guess that's what you deal with when you are riding something marginally smarter & much flightier than a cow.

miaplus3 · Aug 16, 2003

Good Horse, Bad Result

wilheim · Aug 16, 2003

Nice call just the same, very tuff race to cap.

wil.

Chris@OlympicSports · Aug 16, 2003

Thank You very much, Neil has too get Storming Home's head straightened out. He will be tough in the Breeders Cup , as horse loves California Turf. European horses will have trouble at Santa Anita as weather will be warm and hard turf, Two items that they seem too dislike