Josephus Wrote:
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> The race goes (roughly) 22/3 46 110/4 137/1 201/2;
> meaning the mile goes in 26/1 and the finish in
> 24/2! Barb runs 23 46/4 1 111/2 137 201/2 and BGC
> runs 23/1 47/1 111/3 137/4 202/4. Stepp and Jazil
> make their moves on the turn but it lokks like
> that move is only 3/8 instead of 4/8 which would
> have been needed.
>
> I had plotted the race out with the same (roughly)
> splits to the 3/4 and the same final time, but I
> had the mile about 1 sec. (roughly) faster. Does
> this mean that the Barb was coasting on the far
> turn when most horses were struggling to make
> their moves, and then clicked into another gear?
> Pretty impressive, it shows he has reserves that
> most horses don't have. I liked him in Jan. when
> I saw that turf race and in the Derby, even with
> his rather average numbers for the field, he's
> going to be hard to beat. Am I missing something?

Saw the BRIS figure today which has the Derby fast, but not a standout. And there might be a little more to that figure as well.

I guess we'll see in two weeks whether he was cruising or not.

Theres a couple horses that have back figures faster than the figure Barbaro earned in the Derby. Its a question now of whether Barbaro can repeat that Derby number. He may have to, because one of those is going in the Preakness.

It would be nice to have a triple crown winner, but it might be a lot nicer to beat an undefeated Barbaro in the Preakness at 4-5. Maybe even keep him out of the perfecta? The pace in the Preakness might be kinder to the leaders as well.