2yo filly You Know My Name strikes a pose.
Blood-Horse magazine recently conducted an interview with stable owner Jim Webber concerning the Otsego Farms entries in the 2014 Breeders Cup.
BH: You've got to be pleased having four entries this year in the Breeders Cup.
JW: I'm estatic.
BH: Generally speaking, what are you're chances?
JW: In a BC race, just about any entry is capable of winning so their are no guarantees, but I'm very optimistic.
BH: Let's take it one race at a time. You have You Know My Name going in the Fillies Juvenile. Care to make a prediction?
JW: The competition in that race is brutal. The undefeated Clair De Lune is a concern, as are the Smokey's Stable pair of Inane and Lunatic. Of course, the biggest threat is War of the Lilies from Hopeful Farm. We've got a soft spot for her since she was sired by War Machine.
BH: What about FDL's Oprah's Angel?
JW: Very fast filly and I'd love to have her, but she can't make 8.5F.
BH: You haven't made a prediction yet...
JW: I've given Talamo strict instructions to force the pace early. If we can make War of the Lilies work hard to keep the lead, I think we'll get her in the last half-furlong.
BH: So...you're predicting a win?
JW: (Laughs) Well, it's a big field and there'll be alot of jostling for position. Maybe a horse or two will get cut off. You never know how things will sort out. But, if we get a clean trip, and Talamo is able to do what we want to do... then yes, I'm predicting a win.
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Herm... Didn't actually mean to delete my comment.
But...
Lilies' jockey has been talking with Mike Smith about a "wait till you see the white of the finish line" strategy - but if he doesn't follow Smith's advice and gets caught up in an early duel - Lilies will have a tough time beating the closers in the backstretch.
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