TCT's Weekly Update for 2yr olds

Must watch races ths weekend with our analysis

$441,500 Hollywood Futurity

The horse to beat is Belgravia. The unbeaten 2 year old son of Mr. Greeley was a $2 million Fasig-Tipton buy in February by Michael Tabor, John Magnier. Held off the late charge by Dilemma in his last.

The horse to watch is clearly Principle Secret. Injured during his last race, a disappointing Breeders Cup Juvenile, look for him to bounce back if he is fully healthy. This should give us a good indication of whether this horse is the real deal.

Our selection though is Whatsthescript, an Irish-bred owned by Tommy Town Thoroughbreds and trained by Manuel Marques, he is a turf horse and while we don't like him on the dirt at Churchill Downs we get the feeling he will love the Cushion Track. A very impressive winner of the Hollywood's Generous Stakes Thanksgiving Weekend, this horse will be tough to beat here.


(gr. I, Race 9, 4:35 p.m.), 2-Year-Olds, 1 1/16 Miles
PP. Horse, Jockey
1. Silent Soul (KY), Garrett Gomez
2. Notional (CA), Corey Nakatani
3. Unusual Suspect (CA), David Cohen
4. Stormello (KY), Kent Desormeaux
5. Whatsthescript (IRE), Isaias Enriquez
6. Liquidity (KY), David Flores
7. Roman Commander (KY), Alex Solis
8. Principle Secret (KY), Victor Espinoza
9. Senior (KY), Agapito Delgadillo
10. Belgravia (KY), Julien Leparoux
Each assigned 121 pounds.

The other race to watch is the PA Nursery

TCT's top selection Hard Spun should win in a walk. There is not much else in the field.

Philadelphia Park - December 18th, 2006 - Race 9
Pennsylvania Nursery S. - Grade:
Estimated Local Post Time: 3:50 PM
Race Type: Stakes
Breed: Thoroughbred
Age Restriction: Two Year Old
Restriction: State Bred Purse: $50,000
Distance:Seven Furlongs
Surface: Dirt
Post Horse Name Age Sex Weight Jockey Name
1 Legacy Reserve (PA) 2 Colt 117 Kendrick Carmouche
2 Favorite Valay (PA) 2 Colt 117 Maria Charles
3 All Sails Flying (PA) 2 Gelding 117 Steve D. Hamilton
4 Mr. Boxcar (PA) 2 Colt 117 Victor H. Molina
5 Road to Richmond (PA) 2 Colt 117 Harry Vega
6 Saltie Springs (PA) 2 Colt 115 Josiah Francis Hampshire, Jr.
7 Hard Spun (PA) 2 Colt 122 Mario G. Pino
8 Bound to Be Smart (PA) 2 Gelding 115 Nick Santagata
9 Chase for the Gold (PA) 2 Gelding 120 David Mello
10 Ren Noc (PA) 2 Gelding 115 Dane Kobiskie