Re: A dogmatic dilemma (412 Views)
Posted by:
HP (IP Logged)
Date: April 11, 2005 09:58AM
Hey Joe,
How do I explain what he did in the Travers? He was a nice little horse on his good days!
Seriously, I can speculate...
1. By the time August rolls around these horses have gone through some changes mentally/physically and maybe they can handle the variations in training a little better.
2. The Travers doesn't have an auxiliary starting gate because of all the horses in the race.
3. The horses have generally gone two turns a few more times...
Some combination of these factors may help a horse do a better job of running well off a longer break. Just the professionalism that comes with the experience... Or I'm just wrong.
I just have a feeling winning the Derby on five weeks or more rest is a real long shot. I like the idea of coming in off a regular routine. Can't wait to see the tote!
HP
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