Re: Tentative Conclusions (491 Views)
Posted by:
Chuckles_the_Clown2 (IP Logged)
Date: April 02, 2006 12:32PM
miff Wrote:
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> Chuck,
>
> I only saw two dirt routes yesterday at GP,
> Bandini, a much the best wire job, and Barbaro. I
> take it you saw the whole card and feel there was
> a speed bias on the dirt all day.
>
> I doubt that Barbero will be favorite but with
> Brother Derek, Lawyer Ron, Discreet Cat(hopefully)
> and a couple of other fast ones, it may be a very
> interesting Derby after all. Hopefully all will
> stay healthy and train up to the race well.
Bias is always a judgement call. I think theres several observations indicating bias.
Sharp Humor carrying his speed that far and fighting that gamely. (Which is not to say he can't do it again.)
Gygistar's rally coming up so very short. He was beaten 9 lengths.
If the speed was quality speed it essentially ran 1-2-3 around the track with positional changes among the pace horse and pressers. If it was 25-1 plus speed it faded with a couple exceptions.
To my eye if was very good to be a pace/presser Saturday, which it always is, but there was more edge to it Saturday.
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