dsipes Wrote:
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> Question to long time Thorograph pattern and
> condition analysts: Do you think Accelerate's
> performance in the Awesome Again was the result of
> a deep tiring track and regression from his big
> effort/low TG fig in the Pacific Classic OR an
> older horse with declining form after a big effort
> (during a time of the year that often shows
> declining form in horses)?

Let this "pattern and condition analyst" emeritus answer a question with a
question: Is it possible that a runner that regresses in a final prep before
the BC does so because (s)he is not 100% for the prep (the "engineered bounce")?

Another question (you are an attorney so I am sure you can appreciate the
Socratic Method): With regards to Bill Mott's Channel Maker, winner of the Joe
Hirsch-- would you like him more in the BC Turf if his Joe Hirsch # was a new
top, or a slight regression from his two Spa races? (Certainly soft turf seems
to suit CM just fine).

Disclaimer: I did not watch the Accelerate race.

I did watch the JCGC and have wondered throughout the week what result if
Discreet Collmus (too busy screaming to get the horse's name right in a short
field in one of the year's big races) had been trained throughout his career by
Brown or Baffert or Brad Cox? Hard to tell because these three rarely get the
chance to train $10,000 yearlings?