by Nick Hahn

RACE 1 
6FRANCESCO PUNCHFemale amateur rider race carrying 138 lbs for 1&1/16th. “Punch” toned.
2WIDE RECEIVER
4CITY STRUT
RACE 2 
7BROKEN TANGOFive here looking for one more win in the meet but going with one still looking.
2FIVE STAR PRINCE
9GAS TANK
RACE 3 
3SAID IN SILENCEEvans-bred ships in to test turf.  Trombetta’s filly is knocking on the door.
7MALIBU MUDSLIDE
2SUNBAKED
RACE 4 
4COUSIN BRUCYHam Smith’s gelding with a good start prevails here with a similar effort.
1BEN QUICK
7TAPE DECK
RACE 5 
1ANYBODYREALLYKNOWTrombetta having a tough meet may get it all back today. Allen “Cee’s” a start.
5CEE’S MY MAN
2BOLD HARMONY
RACE 6 – The $50,000 Jamestown Stakes
8LONG ON VALUE“Value”, the only winner among 2-year olds, 6 here making 1st start.
2GREEK GOD
3HONOURABLE
RACE 7 – The $50,000 Oakley Stakes
6LION DOWN BY MESlated 12-horse stake starts off the All Stakes PIC 5.  Audley mare seeks #4.
12WARDELLE
5MISS OIL
RACE 8 – The $50,000 Brookmeade Stakes
11IN THE ROUGH“Rough” passed on a New Jersey stake to run here. Twice 2nd in Brookmeade.
9LEDA’S SWAN
2COBBLEY’S BREEZE
RACE 9 – The $50,000 Bert Allen Stakes
2DANNHAUSERKathleen O’Connell’s first starter of the meet is last year’s Van Clief winner.
3VIRGINIA CAVALIER
9CLASS BOPPER
RACE 10 – The $50,000 Punch Line Stakes
6BOLTIN’ OUTWith the summer Boltin’ is having, can’t pick against now.  Two Bops here.
4DEPUTY FLING
2JAKE RATTLE N ROLL
RACE 11
7ROXBURY ROCKETA 1/2 furlong may not be much, but last time it was to “Rocket” now going 5F.
8MY LIL VIRGINIA
4STEVES LADY

Nick’s Notes — Nagle knocking ’em out of the park

Thanks to a training hat trick (how rare are those?) on the 4th of July, trainer Reid Nagle’s winning percentage rose to 44%.  That’s not in the money, that’s win percentage.  Nagle greeted 3 of his 5 starters in the winner’s circle Thursday evening, yet the student that gave him the most heart in the Secretariat Turf stretch was “hard trying” Cryin’ Ryan.  Pack a Punch, Queen of Legends and Asian Invasion were his winners with three different jockeys.

“We can place these horses aggressively because we can’t run at the level on the turf anywhere else after the meet,” noted Nagle about Colonial.  “The meet sets up well for us.  We have a lot of horses.”

Saturday evening, Nagle will saddle Class Gogo and Leda’s Swan in the Brookmeade Stakes.

Nominations for the Virginia Derby are”baby cat” loaded with the progeny of 2004 Virginia Derby winner Kitten’s Joy dominating the list.  Admiral Kitten, Amen Kitten, Charming Kitten, Fear the Kitten, Golden Jason, Honor the Kitten, Jump for Kitten and Redwood Kitten wrap the nomination list like an unraveled ball of twine.  The list includes Kentucky Derby runner up Golden Soul and Kentucky Derby starter Charming Kitten.  Eight of my Turf Ten list found the nomination box.