Keeping Eye on Lea, Will Take Charge

re: Keeping Eye on Lea, Will Take Charge

Eliza — Tue, 16 Sep 2014 10:48:21 GMT

I'd like to see Will Take Charge win the Breeder's Cup Classic.

re: Keeping Eye on Lea, Will Take Charge

predict — Sat, 13 Sep 2014 18:48:41 GMT

If you like Will Take Charge for the Classic, you have to love Lea. The lightly raced 5 year old might be peaking when a horse reaches it strongest age, as many feel 5 is when a horse reaches its' greatest strength. He has already beaten Will Take Charge, and he has shown he is capable of fast times, as his last NTR at GP illustrates. His breeding suggests a mile and a quarter , to me , should be within his range. He might just be too strong at 5 for the 3 year olds, a formidable group for sure, to handle. No doubt his trainer can get a horse ready for the Classic.

On another topic, does anybody know if Trackattacker, the unbeaten two year old will be pointed to the Juvenile? He reminds me of the dominance we saw from Big Brown, a man amongst boys.

re: Keeping Eye on Lea, Will Take Charge

food fight — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 14:21:26 GMT

I been waiting for Lea since the winter and with what has happened with the potential front runners for the classic i believe Lea could be the favorite to win the classic . This colt should have no problems with the surface at SA and his races in the winter where very strong, he's the horse to beat.

re: Keeping Eye on Lea, Will Take Charge

Pedigree Ann — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 08:55:09 GMT

I don't like the impression I get from reading this piece that these horses are being run in these particular races only because they are 'win and you're in' for the BC. These and previous races cited here are important contests in their own right and most existed before the BC was even thought of. It demeans the stature of races like the Summer S and the Irish Championship to refer to them only in relationship to the Breeders' Cup races.

re: Keeping Eye on Lea, Will Take Charge

Your Only Friend — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 03:11:46 GMT

Ranagulzion is right on with his/her opinion....completely agree

re: Keeping Eye on Lea, Will Take Charge

Arch the phoneman — Wed, 10 Sep 2014 03:06:02 GMT

Thanks, Frank. Lea had fallen off my radar(out of sight,out of mind). But, you are right. I'll be taking a long look at both of these horses especially with people getting themselves into a tizzy over Chrome & Shared Belief. I'll be wanting to see how all of the horses work over the new Santa Anita surface. It will be fun. I've already scheduled Thursday the 30th off of work so that I can spend the day with the Racing Form. I enjoy that day as much as the two days of action that follow.

re: Keeping Eye on Lea, Will Take Charge

Ranagulzion — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 20:49:45 GMT

Lea and Will Take Charge are class acts on their best days but the cream of this year's crop of 3YO colts are one salty bunch. California Chrome, Shared Belief, Wicked Strong, Bayern, V E Day, Tonalist and Danza are going to be tough ...and it could get tougher if Constitution and Honor Code make it back in time.

re: Keeping Eye on Lea, Will Take Charge

gonewest — Tue, 09 Sep 2014 20:12:55 GMT

Will Take Charge is a factor in any race he enters. If he is right, the 3-year olds will have problems.