richiebee Wrote:
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> Travers:
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> Heisanoldsalt--In the old days, before Beyers were
> published, before I dabbled in performance
> figures, I might have looked at this one's
> breeding (to me, as good as any in this race for
> 10 furlongs) and his extensive foundation and said
> "If something silly happens up front, if the race
> falls apart, he is the one who could benefit".
> That being said, he is slower than the rest and
> has had no impact in his graded stakes tries.
>
> Minister's Bid -- eligible for N2x, but when you
> spend 750K for a yearling, you really can't afford
> to run him through his conditions.
>
> Dr. Pleasure--eligible for NW2Lt.
>
> High Cotton--In the old days, before Beyers were
> published, before I dabbled in performance
> figures, I might have looked at this one and said
> "Here's the one that can press the favorite or
> take the front if the favorite doesn't want it".
> Gomez 2 for 2 on this one. If he can put any type
> of pressure on Bernardini, he greatly helps the
> cause of his uncoupled barnmate.
>
> Bernardini-- DRF comment for last race was
> "Galloped under wraps"; brought to mind "Speed to
> spare" which was the comment after one of
> Ruffian's brilliant races. The 3 easy 5 furlong
> works since the Jim Dandy show a lot of confidence
> on the part of trainer Albertrani in the condition
> of this colt and his ability to get 10 furlongs.
>
> Kip Deville-- Dutrow says he will scratch if no
> one else does.
>
> Bluegrass Cat--Steady and almost boring, probably
> needs High Cotton's help to have a chance for the
> upset. Mainly because of his decent Derby run, his
> recent consistency and his chance for further
> improvement, this might be my BC Classic "wise
> guy" selection.
>


Richie, I've watched that Preakness enough to know it fell apart. Even Sweetnorthernsaint was all used up on the pace duel. It literally fell into Bernardini's hands.

Then he comes back in the slop at the Spa and looks like a world beater. Lots of horses look impressive in the spa slop. Two big wins, perhaps two very fortutitous scenarios to make him look even better than he actually is.

Now Tgraph says those two efforts are darn near negative threes. Well, maybe they are, but lets see him repeat that number at 10 poles on a dry track. I don't think hes gonna get near a negative three this time.