Re: Derby Post Mortem (780 Views)
Posted by:
Chuckles_the_Clown2 (IP Logged)
Date: May 07, 2006 11:35AM
miff Wrote:
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> Chuck,
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> It seems that BC, with that weight, ran back to
> his 1 and Barbaro ran neg -2 or neg -3.He
> obviously moved forward. The card featured lots of
> fast horses that ran fast, whats the problem.
>
> Mike
I seriously doubt Bluegrass Cat picked up weight, went further ground and ran back to his top. I think the key to the figure is Steppenwolfer, Did he run his 2 or thereabouts with all the trouble he had, but thats grist for the next one.
The Derby Raw Time was not a standout on the day. It was a decent raw time and the figure will be fast and fast for 10 marks, but certainly not in the elite range.
Thats from a guy that finished 16th and 7th though, at lower odds than he should have accepted.
Accolades to Bobphilo who was run off the site. I believe he was saying Barbaro was the real McCoy from the outset. Now theres plenty that will be willing to jump on his bandwagon after the Kentucky Derby. Bob, come back and talk to us about the Preakness. Is Barbaro a mortal lock?
CtC