Re: Jockey Club thoughts (or questions) (827 Views)
Posted by:
bobphilo (IP Logged)
Date: September 30, 2018 09:25PM
Tavasco Wrote:
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> Either Diversify can't be controlled and truly
> needs to lead. Or the jockey Ortiz screwed the
> pooch and mis-judged the pace. If one wants to
> call the race a bounce, which it technically is, I
> contend it was caused by running too fast early.
>
> In any event I do not like Diversify going
> forward. Stick a fork in him. The top three now
> that's another story. Just opinion.
Agree, total pace meltdown. The order of finish was the exact reverse of the positions of those 4 horses at the pace call. Either Ortiz acted like an idiot or Diversify cannot be rated.
I think Mendelssohn's strategy was like he ran in the Travers where he ran a quick 1st quarter to get the lead and then slowed the pace to save something for the stretch. The only difference is that Catholic Boy merely tracked him while Diversify responded to the pace in force and either did not or would not be controlled.
In any case Mendy ran a big race and seems to be cycling back to his freakish performance in the U.A.E. Derby. Should be a big factor in the BC Classic, which was the goal in the 1st place.
