The Barbaro Factor (750 Views)
Posted by:
Chuckles_the_Clown2 (IP Logged)
Date: April 03, 2006 06:24PM
Ill-bred Wrote:
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> Hmmmm, you guys are pickier than me then. I
> thought he looked strong.
Interesting observation on Barbaro. Didn't pick that up during the race, but after some review tend to agree he was experiencing a little "lateness" in the stretch. The grinding kinda got a little hard there. Maybe you can excuse it on the first in 8 weeks. The problem is he comes back in 5 weeks now.
Dosage is worthless, but good stout breeding is important. Barbaro qualifies easily on dosage. No problems at all. He's DI of 1.81 with a CD of .53
On the Dam side from La Ville Rouge he's DI of 2.45 with CD of .82 which is still within the worthless parameters. However, his mare is by Carson City and her Broodmare sire is King's Bishop. Tracing it back to the four generational sires on Barbaro's mare side is where I find the suspicions. Those four sires are Raise a Native, Blushing Groom, Round Table and Neartic.
http://www.pedigreequery.com/barbaro4
With the exception of Round Table they are "milers" and everything from Barbaro's mare side flows from them, granting the influence of the females is a factor too.
Did that track help carry him? He's undoubtedly talented. Is he talented enough? I'll decide after the other preps, but beating that unblemished record is gonna provide a nice return.
CtC