Michael D. wrote:

> CtC,
if day rides her
> along early, she collapses,

Circumstances tend to indicate it wasn't Azeri's day, regardless of Pat Day. Thats not the issue. I've never held Azeri in the same awe others have. Her mere entry in the Classic was an error. What did Paulson/Lukas see in the Met Mile that filled them with optimism? But, I believe the Classic was a slower race than others believe and that a large percentage of the horses failed to fire. (Wide was definitely not the place to be on that track and I believe there was more to it than mere wide.) On her best day with her best style Azeri had a chance, not the way she was ridden though.

What shift your focus to the lucas/paulson
> stategy, maybe they took some speed out of her in the mornings?

You dance with what brung ya.


> stop blaming this on day, with the bad break, she was not
> getting the lead without being used rather hard

Whose job is it to have the horse ready for the break? She needed to be used.

Anyway, enough of this topic. Past races need to be scrutinized for one reason: Future Races.

CtC