Re: Five Weeks Rest (429 Views)
Date: April 04, 2005 11:13AM
HP,
The fractions of the Florida Derby were signficantly faster than the 2 other routes that day that ended in a similar final time.
Even though HF did not "set the pace" in the traditional sense of the phrase, he "ran fractions" (his own pace) that were still faster than the other routes that day because he wasn't far off BBB.
I have yet to see a set of actual pace figures for the day, but if beyerguy says that the numeric pace figures confirm my initial impression, I believe him because I know he makes them for Florida, I know he is competent, and I know he has a sincere interest in discussing the issue and learning. He's not here to try to discredit me with BS.
So when we say he is better than he looks on paper, what we mean is that had he run slightly slower fractions, he would have run a faster final time and beaten those horses by more.
Post Edited (04-04-05 11:25)