Re: Anybody gonna run with Balto Star?

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: : : : : : McCarron on a lonely speed horse in a million dollar race. Who's gonna run with this horse, who, before the Derby, was FASTER than Point Given? His bounce in the Derby was a mortal lock, but now he has a lot of rest. : : : : : : Any INTELLIGENT opinions out there? : : : : : : Mark : : : : : I would say, given my high level of intelligence when it comes to answering 50-50 questions, that the answer is that Balto Star will get an uncontested lead. Unless he doesn't. I would say that I'm not sure, but then there wouldn't have been a reason to post. lol : : : : You know what Howard Stern's father would tell you, now don't you? (LOL) : : : : Mark : : : : I don't think an uncontested lead will matter. : : : We've seen the best of Balto's Star. I think the three monster races in a row will take a long term toll on this horse and I wouldn't expect to see an O - X - 2 from him, not at a mile and a half against the best of his generation. : : : Just my opinion, I could be wrong. : : I am not familiar with an 0-x-2 pattern. Can you elaborate please? (you don't mean 0-2-x, do you?) : : Mark : : Discussed frequently here I believe. : The top, the 0's, then the big X, followed by a race 2 points off the top. This followed by a coma, unless you believe the top is in line and positive. I don't think it is. I read coma. Todd Pletcher sees something entirely different. : I couldn't train a horse to ....

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