Re: The Bounce Theory Boys (403 Views)
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HP (IP Logged)
Date: May 09, 2005 09:44AM
BA,
Did not like NCauseway either. Before the race, Bailey was saying how great HFly was specifically because he could move at any time. He made the case that HFly was a versatile horse and it made sense to me. He talked about how he would have to judge the frontrunners and how they went and figure out how to time his move.
Then in the race, he moved early into a hot pace and faded to tenth. He moved BEFORE the mile to get there. Sorry, I think he did a bad job, considering his huge rep.
I give the much maligned Mike Smith some credit...he made some nice moves through traffic to get his horse up.
I agree with you on jocks in general, but I think the Derby is more of a jocks race than most.
HP