Re: CH/CtC - Over-estimation of the Pace Impact (458 Views)
Date: May 09, 2005 04:36PM
Beyer
>Greater Good, Don't Get Mad, and Giacomo. I don't think too many would argue who was the best of those three.<
I made the pace of the SA Derby a little slow. If correct, that complimented both Giacomo's and Don't Get Mad's performances in that race. I made that point before the Derby Trial.
It would have been extremely difficult for me to come up with the winner though. I thought there was a reasonable chance the race would fall apart. I just thought there were a bunch of pressers that had shown enough rateability and were much better. I thought one of them would rate nicely and close - like Bandini - Oooooops. The only horse that really shocked me given the race development was Closing Argument. I thought he was a nice horse, but I thought he wouldn't want 10F or the fast pace. I was definitely wrong about him. He ran very well.