Re: Post Mortem (841 Views)
Posted by:
FrankD. (IP Logged)
Date: May 23, 2016 07:08PM
Bob,
No doubt from that UN GODLY post it was as good a ride as JV could have given him and I'm NO Johnny V fan. The old time Maryland horseman will tell you go 2 turns at Pimlico outside the 8 path the track actually slopes downward from the crown and they are running uphill on the turns, 8 or 9 degree banking as opposed to 14 or 15 degrees at most venues.
TG ground guys make 2 designations on turns entering and leaving. From years of sitting with Uncle Bill checking ground I'm sure they have Strad 2W entering & 5W leaving thats before the fan out in the stretch. He lost some ground on the 2nd turn.
I totally agree that he was not good or seasoned enough to win, a really good race from out there considering all.
Goos luck,
Frank D.