Hollywood Park: Paynter, Bodemeister headed east

Union Rags and Paynter rematch it should be a good one.

Anybody feel Bodemeister can be an awesome Miler. Like a Shakelford. Could see this colt running in the Met Mile this year. Would be surprised if he ran in the Travers. Paynter Attigun and Rags rematch with Paynter taking it next time.

Union Rags? He won the Belmont by default. NO ONE wanted any part of the 1 1/2 mile distance, evidenced by the PAINFULLY slow time of 2:30 on a track that was playing fast that day. Baffert is holding the best hand by far with either Bodemeister or Paynter running against this group of underachieving(at this juncture, sans I'll Have Another) 3yo's. Union Rags has not progressed at all at age 3 from his 2 yo campaign, and the rest of this lot is not very good.Maybe as this group matures, we'll see some quality evolve, but as of right now, this 3yo crop leaves a lot to be desired.

I hope we get Union Rags vs Bodemeister in the Haskell but Matz knows he can't UR can't beat Bode so he will avoid Bode at all costs. Bodemeister will destroy every horse he faces for the rest of the year including older horses in the Classic on his way to Horse of the Year. Jsut look at the list of "top beyers over a mile". And Bode's just getting started.

sorry i did forget 1 detail , valasques, suppose to be out at least 2 months , but im sure they will put a very good jockey on rags for the jim dandy or haskell, maybe ramon dominguez, good luck , to whoever bets against him.

some of u people have no clue , for the person who thinks bode an paynter r the best horses in the country , how many times have they raced ,?, u tell me, i ll give u a for instance , citation 1948 ,16 race win streak ,29 starts 27 wins ,retired, 45 starts 32 wins ,now they run 4races an there the best in the country ,r u kidding me ?id go further with these horses, it would take too long ,sir barton 1919,gallant fox 1930,omaha1935,war admiral 1937,whirlaway 1941, count fleet 1943 ,assult 1946 ,i d mention the other 3 ,but since ur so good u should know who was after citation!!! get my drift , an if rags ran so slow whats that say about paynter ,a slow pace should have enough left to win race , who finished faster i beleive it was rags , or i guess he couldnt have won , try looking up the past performances of all those horses i mentioned u will be amazed , union rags wins his next race ,take it to the bank!!!!!!!!!!

You guys are all getting way ahead of yourselves. Even to think about any of these three-year-olds (none of whom are world-beaters) as being good enough to win the BC Classic is pure folly. Baffert will have the last laugh at the BC. Either Game on Dude or Richard's Kid will win the BC Classic, and the other one will probably be second if they both run.

I'll take the field and/or (D) all others in the summer & breeders cup classic...... continue the trend no favoritos at least.......what an overlay in foster, ron'greek

Like Union Rags or not - recognize the running of that Belmont was painfully slow. 2:30 and change. Compare to other races run the same day and that Beyer figure looks generous. Personally, I feel like he has not improved at all from age 2 - 3. Plus he always gets bet - meaning whatever horse beats him next will be value. I don't see him as speed or a closer - he's versatile and a bit of a grinder.

Again everyone goes on and on about UNION RAGS having no speed while before the belmont they said all he had was speed. So again i feel it necessary to repeat that he wired trinniberg at 6 1/2 furlongs at saratoga. He galloped around belmont behind paynter until he found room to run on the rail. UNION RAGS is fast. You can't judge him by his beyer numbers this year because they are inaccurate. Beyers can give false info. They are best used as a guide. They're not scripture. Whether UNION RAGS runs in the haskell or jim dandy next i think we'll see a similiar race like creative cause gave bode in cali. stalk and run right by.... paynter or bode.... time will tell once again.