Psycodelic Boat Ride

Keeneland swings into action this weekend with the 79,238th running of the Blue Grass Stakes.The field is full of horses whose owners are looking for the golden ticket. Here's the field:

1. Patena 10/1
2. Join the Dance 10/1
3. Theregoesjojo 7/2
4. Cliffy's Future 20/1
5. Mafaaz 12/1
6. Terrain 6/1
7. Loch Dubin 50/1
8. General Quarters 15/1
9. Charitable Man 4/1
10. Hold Me Back 3/1
11. Massone 12/1

The pundits have no idea who will win this race. All but three of these horses have won stakes races in the past. A couple of them are coming back after steep lay-offs (Charitable Man). The second betting choice, Theregoesjojo, has never won a stakes race, but was caught up in the rarefied flux of Quality Road.

Selfishly, I'm hoping Theregoesjojo and Patena go 1/2. Realistically, I think the order of finish will be Theregoesjojo, Hold Me Back, Join the Dance, Patena.



In the Arkansas Derby, Old-Fashioned will try to put Win Willy back in his place. In his last outing, Old-fashioned got caught in a speed duel and had no answer for the hard charging Win Willy. They're both back along with a cast of hopefuls.

1. Captain Cherokee 20/1
2. Papa Clem 6/1
3. Flat Out 10/1
4. Poltergeist 20/1
5. Ziegfeld 12/1
6. Flying Private 6/1
7. Summer Bird 30/1
8. Old Fashioned 9/5
9. Win Willy 7/2
10. Danger to Society 6/1

I'm looking for Old Fashioned to bounce back from his startling defeat in the Rebel. Papa Clem should provide a challenge. Win Willy, if he's a horse to be reckoned with, will be hard charging again from the rear. I wouldn't discount Danger to Society, however.

Rank	Score	Stable	Player	Hometown
1	164	!Xabbu	Thomas Ryder	Roanoke
2	135	Antilles Stable	Elizabeth Ryder	Roanoke
3	130	Poop Man, Caped Crusader of Muck	John Wallace	Berryville
4	115	Schanuci	John Ryder	Blacksburg
5	107	Clifton Pond	Rebecca Ryder	Lexington
6	83	Driving in Circles	Joey Ryder	Blacksburg
7	40	Spontaneous Combustication	Andrew Ryder	Vienna

Don't forget to pick your two supplemental horses before Saturday.