Re: Travers (725 Views)
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Date: August 26, 2005 03:44PM
Joe,
I agree.
"MANY" of the Grade 1 layoff horses that I bet against over the years ran teriffic races without winning. I think what I am talking about here probably doesn't even show up much in the speed figures. It's more of an intangible conditioning thing. In the last 1/16 or 1/8, a lot of them came up just a little too short to sustain a ding dong battle through the stretch with an opponent of similar class. The speed figures look fine, but you wind up ripping up a lot of short priced tickets and getting a low ROI. Put the same horse in a lower level stakes or a weak field and the figure doesn't change that much but the competitive battle through the stretch changes a lot and allows the horse to win. I'l guess we'll see. I mean he's probably going to get an extremely easy trip loose on the lead from the rail. Maybe that will make the difference. That's what's making this race such a great one. I'm really happy Zito opted for this...not that a matchup with LITF wouldn't have been fun too. :)
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