NoCarolinaTony Wrote:
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> So Like now is autodismissed because he raced in
> MDCLM? Do you think the horse knew he was
> slumming that day?
>
> He did run a game race versus constant pressure
> against Showing up in LEX

He certainly did and Showing Up was right there with a shot and about a pole to go, but ran out of foundation and stamina all at the same time. However, Showing Up ran a good race in the Derby and Like Now's close Lexington loss to him after a pace duel with a good sprinter looks better with time.

> and beat the ohh so
> liked SNS on the engine in the Gotham.
> Again I am not sure he gets the extra 1/16 of a
> mile but he is a game horse.

Don't think SnS was on the Engine in the Gotham, but Like Now certainly was. Like Now has to go an additional pole not just a sixteenth. That would generally be a tall order, but the rail at Pimlico has in the past been a very good place to be.


> All you Brother Derek lovers out there, please
> don't make excuses after this race too. I think BD
> is ready to go Boing. He did have a very very
> tough race last time out, and through his class
> gutted out a 4th place finish. Bravo to BD.
> However he's over extended and he too is now
> coming off of a two week break for the first time
> after going a mile 3/8's in his last race also for
> the firstime in his life. I don't get all of the
> racing excuse logic being used to support BD while
> at the same time use the same logic to say barbaro
> is going to bounce.

Brother Derek has significantly more foundation than Barbaro. That foundation stretches all the way back to big races as a Two Year Old. Some don't think that matters anymore. I guess we'll see. He's also plenty fast enough to win with a mere regression from Barbaro. Lastly, wide at Pimlico may not be as advantageous to Barbaro as wide was at Churchill. If there was a Churchill outside bias at two turns Derby Day it might be risky to assume Barbaro is going to be able to finish as strongly as he did in the Derby.

Barbaro reminds me of 2001. He might be a good horse. Is he another Point Given? Is he Monarchos again? or is He Seattle Slew 29 years after the fact? We'll know more after Saturday.

> Richiebee the "Logical Song" by Supertramp come to
> mind.
>
> NC Tony