Summer Bird Odds 2009 Breeders Cup Predictions: Summer Bird takes the post in position 3 on Saturday but it all started when he broke his maiden second time out in March at Oaklawn Park. Then the next time he finished third in the Arkansas Derby and finished sixth, up the track in the Kentucky Derby, skipped the Preakness, and then won the Belmont Stakes in only his fifth start. Not a bad year, but is it enough experience to be in the Classic and be competitive? The 2009 Breeders Cup Predictions experts at Sportsbook.com have Summer Bird at 9-2 odds to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic.
If Summer Bird continues to improve, trainer Tim Ice plans to keep him around for a 4-year-old campaign. "I don't want to jump to conclusions, but one thing I can say for sure is he'll be racing as a 4-year-old unless something happens," the trainer said. "He's a sound horse, there's no problems, he's happy in what he does, and he hasn't shown that he wants to quit. As long as he's happy in what he's doing, I don't want to take that away from him."
Speaking about the Oct. 3, Grade I Jockey Club Gold Cup, Belmont Park, 1 1/4 Mile jockey for Summer Bird Kent Desormeaux commented: “Unlike the Travers, he was completely off the bridle, just cruising along. Once I positioned him, he was floating, completely turned off. I think he was idling in the stretch. At the quarter pole, he spit past Quality Road and he was idling. He’s trying to be the best horse I’ve ever ridden.
“By far (his best effort). He was awesome today. He pulled up quietly like nothing had ever happened.”
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