The Stanford (G2)
Sunday, July 26, 2020 — 2:10:00 PM EST
New York – Grade II – Purse : $375,000
6 Furlongs – Fast Dirt – Restricted to 2 Year Olds
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Post 1 – CURVED ROAD – 6/1
CURVED ROAD is sired by QUALITY ROAD and is running for the 1away stable. CURVED ROAD has won in 1 times in 2 starts for a 50% win rate and will be ridden by jockey K Naber (1759 412-352-255 23%) from Indiana.
12 Month Top Speed: 79 (5)
Kegger’s Projection: Contender
Post 2 – DISS N THAT – 11/1
DISS N THAT is sired by DISCREET CAT and is running for the allfranks stable. DISS N THAT has won in 3 times in 4 starts for a 75% win rate and will be ridden by jockey F Duffy (2138 557-408-319 26%) from New Mexico.
12 Month Top Speed: 81 (3)
Kegger’s Projection: Contender
Post 3 – THE FIRST ERUPTION – 5/1
THE FIRST ERUPTION is sired by UNCLE MO and is running for the beerkeg stable. THE FIRST ERUPTION has won in 1 times in 2 starts for a 50% win rate and will be ridden by jockey R Hansen (1197 148-123-156 12%) from California.
12 Month Top Speed: 81 (3)
Kegger’s Projection: Contender
Post 4 – DARK THIAN – 85/1
DARK THIAN is sired by NATIONAL DEFENSE and is running for the deeprock38 stable. DARK THIAN has won in 1 times in 1 starts for a 100% win rate and will be ridden by jockey P Tribbett (271 39-34-27 14%) from Delaware.
12 Month Top Speed: 57 (14)
Kegger’s Projection: Long Shot
Post 5 – COMMONWEALTH READY – 7/1
COMMONWEALTH READY is sired by MORE THAN READY and is running for the ianwhipkey0 stable. COMMONWEALTH READY has won in 2 times in 3 starts for a 67% win rate and will be ridden by jockey W Cahill (1990 535-356-303 27%) from Oklahoma.
12 Month Top Speed: 87 (1)
Kegger’s Projection: Favourite
Post 6 – DESSERTEATENFIRST – 12/1
DESSERTEATENFIRST is sired by ACCELERATE and is running for the asrbargain stable. DESSERTEATENFIRST has won in 2 times in 2 starts for a 100% win rate and will be ridden by jockey B Scott (1864 484-351-237 26%) from Massachusetts.
12 Month Top Speed: 73 (11)
Kegger’s Projection: Long Shot
Post 7 – BEMIS HEIGHTS – 10/1
BEMIS HEIGHTS is sired by CONSTITUTION and is running for the monsterhigh stable. BEMIS HEIGHTS has won in 2 times in 3 starts for a 67% win rate and will be ridden by jockey A Weldon (1998 465-391-306 23%) from Arkansas.
12 Month Top Speed: 76 (9)
Kegger’s Projection: Long Shot
Post 8 – CALLED ON NOW – 26/1
CALLED ON NOW is sired by TEUFLESBERG and is running for the twister stable. CALLED ON NOW has won in 2 times in 3 starts for a 67% win rate and will be ridden by jockey D Logan (317 41-42-47 13%) from Washington.
12 Month Top Speed: 75 (10)
Kegger’s Projection: Long Shot
Post 9 – AFROED – 11/1
AFROED is sired by FROSTED and is running for the hesgone stable. AFROED has won in 2 times in 4 starts for a 50% win rate and will be ridden by jockey K Proehl (2106 497-385-347 24%) from Oregon.
12 Month Top Speed: 79 (5)
Kegger’s Projection: Contender
Post 10 – CHOICE COP – 38/1
CHOICE COP is sired by TAMARKUZ and is running for the rocksters10 stable. CHOICE COP has won in 1 times in 1 starts for a 100% win rate and will be ridden by jockey Q Piekarski (747 209-102-73 28%) from Arizona.
12 Month Top Speed: 62 (13)
Kegger’s Projection: Long Shot
Post 11 – CAFE WHO – 9/1
CAFE WHO is sired by MORE THAN READY and is running for the liam22 stable. CAFE WHO has won in 2 times in 3 starts for a 67% win rate and will be ridden by jockey W Kewmwa (2094 422-394-288 20%) from Arizona.
12 Month Top Speed: 79 (5)
Kegger’s Projection: Contender
Post 12 – RAMONE THE BONE – 24/1
RAMONE THE BONE is sired by DESTIN and is running for the whaleboned stable. RAMONE THE BONE has won in 2 times in 3 starts for a 67% win rate and will be ridden by jockey J Sands (1802 445-355-286 25%) from Wyoming.
12 Month Top Speed: 73 (11)
Kegger’s Projection: Long Shot
Post 13 – SUBWAY TRAIN – 9/1
SUBWAY TRAIN is sired by PRACTICAL JOKE and is running for the oshtay8 stable. SUBWAY TRAIN has won in 2 times in 2 starts for a 100% win rate and will be ridden by jockey E Seifert (1617 390-290-230 24%) from Argentina.
12 Month Top Speed: 77 (8)
Kegger’s Projection: Long Shot
Post 14 – GOING TO THE INSID – 4/1
GOING TO THE INSID is sired by CALIFORNIA CHROME and is running for the tfon9 stable. GOING TO THE INSID has won in 3 times in 6 starts for a 50% win rate and will be ridden by jockey I Thomas (1269 269-216-192 21%) from Vermont.
12 Month Top Speed: 87 (1)
Kegger’s Projection: Favourite
Kegger’s Pace Projection
| # | Horse | C1 | C2 | C3 | Fin |
| 1 | CURVED ROAD | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 5 | COMMONWEALTH READY | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
| 9 | AFROED | -0.13 | -0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 7 | -0.25 | -0.38 | -0.25 | 0.00 | |
| 8 | -0.38 | -0.50 | -0.13 | 0.00 | |
| 11 | CAFE WHO | -0.50 | -0.88 | -0.25 | 0.00 |
| 4 | -0.75 | -1.25 | -0.50 | 0.00 | |
| 13 | -1.63 | -2.13 | -0.38 | 0.00 | |
| 6 | -1.75 | -2.63 | -1.25 | 0.00 | |
| 14 | GOING TO THE INSID | -1.90 | -2.70 | -1.45 | 0.00 |
| 2 | DISS N THAT | -1.92 | -2.92 | -1.75 | 0.00 |
| 3 | THE FIRST ERUPTION | -2.25 | -3.00 | -0.75 | 0.00 |
A full field of fourteen runners have come together for ‘The Stanford’ in New York, however this field is truely highlighted by the two heavy favourites: COMMONWEALTH READY who is expected to make a push from the front, and GOING TO THE INSID who should be leading the charge from the back.
COMMONWEALTH READY has successfully charged to the lead in all three career starts, twice holding on for the gate to wire victory, and fell just over a length off holding on in its graded debut last time out. CURVED ROAD and AFROED will also be looking to challenge for the early lead, but both appear to be a half step behind COMMONWEALTH READY.
CAFE WHO is another contender in the pack, and is expected to sit just off the lead in hopes of holding on to push ahead as the horses come down the stretch.
From the back, GOING TO THE INSID is favoured to lead the closing pack into the stretch as it has done in all races thus far where he mounted comebacks in all races finishing at worst only a half length away from taking the victory. DISS N THAT and THE FIRST ERUPTION are also expected to follow GOING TO THE INSID down the stretch, but will need to kick their closing speeds up a notch to keep up to GOING TO THE INSID‘s closing pace.
Kegger’s Predictions
Holeshot: COMMONWEALTH READY (7/1)
Favourite: GOING TO THE INSID (4/1)
Longshot: DISS N THAT (11/1)