Re: asshandicapper (613 Views)
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SoCalMan2 (IP Logged)
Date: March 15, 2006 08:30AM
By the way, when do you think the big debate about the impact of the number and timing of Derby Preps will begin?
One thing that is interesting to me is that it looks like Brother Derek never really took any time off training. Having grown up following racing in the 70s, it seemed like the only thing everybody agreed on was that really good two year olds needed 30 or 60 days away from it all in order to mature and grow away from the stress of the racetrack. I really do not recall a serious derby contender being put through the mill from November - March after showing he was decent as a two year old the way Brother Derek has. (I think that Real Quiet and Charismatic probably raced all the way through that period, but I am not so sure they had put up the real quality efforts as a two year old (but I could be wrong)). Sunday Silence, Ferdinand, Gato Del Sol all may have prepped over a lengthy period, but I do not think any of them were top two year olds either and they probably needed to catch up. Of course, my recollections could simply be wrong. Anybody think that BD may peak early as a result of such potential 'overprepping'? How do people like Private Vow's plans? Sort of reminiscent of Victory Gallop and Sunny's Halo. Maybe even if he does well in the two races people will stay off him for being lightly raced.