Game Winner Works
 

Goes 4f in 48.80 on the SA main, 7/23. Unlike Gunmetal Gray he comes back in one piece. No video yet . . . Game Winner

Not much to see. Baffert is mortal this year.

Just a short maintenance work. I have him as the number one contender pending his Santa Anita Derby. The final 9F preps will separate the contenders from the pretenders.

The bullish case on Game Winner is that he may have been best in both his losses this year given the extreme ground loss and very tight finishes.

The bearish case is that he was clearly the leading 2yo but may not have taken a step forward at 3 and the other are catching and passing him.

Either way, he's the horse that kind of ties together the California and Arkansas horses.

His Thorograph figure in the SA was two points faster than Roadster who had a gravy trip enhanced by the 3/4-mile split slowing 1.78 seconds. His TimeformUS figures are very consistent. We know he can run at CD. I still believe he's got the best chance of any in this field to hit the board. A lot of similarities to Good Magic and no Justify this year. He may very well be the best but I will be spreading a bit more this year.

F2

I agree about GW having the best chance of hitting the board.
I am giving thought of singling him in the super in the 2/3/4 spots
Some strange reason I don’t think he wins
GL
John