Re: Patterns going into the Preakness (430 Views)
Posted by:
Chuckles_the_Clown2 (IP Logged)
Date: May 13, 2005 10:54AM
Haven't been following the Preakness works, its time to catch up. Alex is telling the trainer what he wants to do. Ritchey didn't work him twice everyday even pre derby. Did anyone notice Ritchey's record and the R.O.I. on his horses?
Trainers are this level with a good horse are all pretty competent, its hard to second guess them unless theres something manifest in the decision.
Kansas City Boy loved Gulfstream, the track was playing to inside speed all meet and McPeek took him from a one hole race there and ran him from outside in the Louisiana Derby. That kind of thing. McPeek is a good trainer, that was just a very odd decision and thats not even factoring the Shipping. They probably wanted a rating off pace effort to keep him on the Derby trail. That could have been attempted at Gulfstream though if that was the gambit.