prist Wrote:
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> Nice call on MIRACOLO, Roman. He ran well despite
> the big number in the Smarty Jones, and the "bo."

I saw a race so congested anything could have happened and it ended in a mess. Slow early pace produced severely crowded lane late. Bumping & shoving lucky no one was hurt.

Oddest of all Pearl's Earl actual beat another horse. Mor Lana Spirit who qualified as the most consistent performer going in and probably should not have attended the early pace slow as it was.


> CAGLIOSTRO, second in the Smarty Jones, got a good
> number (2+) as well. He's scheduled to go in the
> Oklahoma Derby tonight. The problem is that he bounced off a 2 in the
> Indiana Derby. Will he do it again? Generous ML is
> tempting me to find out

CAGLIOSTRO was allowed to settled then rallied four wide on the far turn, bore in and bumped with GROVELAND in upper stretch then came up empty in late stretch. The bumping was serious enough to trigger a claim of foul from Groveland against the winner & CagLiostro.

> HIT SHOW is the one to beat, but he's drawn outside. Can Prat work out a trip >from out there? Blinkers on.

HIT SHOW was settled while five wide on the backstretch, made a bid four wide
on the far turn then moved out to be seven wide in upper stretch for clear running room but lacked a late closing kick. Not too surprising (to me) he lacked a late kick given all the ground he'd lost.

I don't think the Frenchman wants to return to OK any time soon.
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