Re: Derby Post Mortem (680 Views)
Posted by:
manning (IP Logged)
Date: May 08, 2006 01:00PM
MO Wrote:
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> It should also be noted that after looking at the
> chart, virtually every horse had a troubled trip.
> Only Storm Treasure and Cause To Believe seemed to
> have a "trouble free trip".
Calling charts (especially for this race) has to be more difficult than it would seem, but if the chart is reporting trouble in this race, it's not even close.
Barbaro had a great trip, in the 2-path thru the 1st turn, and in the clear 3w thru the 2nd turn; Prado had a ton of horse turning into the stretch.
BG Cat also had a nice trip, saving ground up close with nobody near him early, and just following the winner for the last 3/8ths or so. Dominguez deserves a lot of credit for this ride.
It couldn't have worked out any better for the 2 closers Steppenwolfer & Jazil. Neither one of them had any traffic to cry about, and Jazil never had to leave the rail the entire trip. They both plodded home.
The most clear trouble seemed to hit Sweetnorthernsaint (away prob'ly 14th or 15th after getting bumped, and putting in a run up the backstretch, but he was empty with a 1/4 mile still to run) & Bro Derek, who was very wide thruout.