classhandicapper wrote:

> "This time, its a bona fide clunker and the question is do you
> respect Lukas so much you work this horse into your
> combinations"

> Are you so sure it was a clunker and not that his prior race on
> that wet fast sealed track wasn't as "good" as it was "fast"?

The San Felipe was on a dragstrip and Consolidator obviously relished the strip and the kind pace scenario. Personally, I think he got outfooted in the Bluegrass and the jock didn't want to use him early to keep it close. However the chart says bobbled and bumped. Once behind he went wide, may have got discouraged and certainly had a carrying bias to overcome. Still it was not much of an effort. I guess the upside is it couldn't have taken much out of him, provided hes right.

I have a dilemma. I'm skeptical about him running well at Churchill now, but hes a dangerous horse to leave out of the underneath spots. The exact makeup of the field, how the track plays and watching him at Louisville will probably decide it for me.

Blind Switch Said:
>>The only one possessing that right now is HIGH FLY.

Derby winner must have gotten a FF time of at least 51.3 FPS in a 9 furlong race among their preps. (My new, non-negotiable qualifier) Sorry, High Fly comes up a bit short in each of his trys, the FOY and the FL Dby. Also coming up short is the Blue Grass winner but also rans Consolidator and Sun King rate from previous efforts.

Blind 51.3 feet per second?

I don't think Sun King or Consolidator had any other 9 mark preps. I'm sure of it, its one reason I discounted Sun King. If you're not pulling our legs, you're feet per seconding Sun King on a one turn mile.



Post Edited (04-19-05 14:13)