Re: BC Classic Preview (552 Views)
Posted by:
Chuckles_the_Clown2 (IP Logged)
Date: October 09, 2006 09:34PM
Michael D. Wrote:
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> ctc,
>
> bernardini was never really headstrong.
>
> he rated pretty well in the preakness.
>
> he was nudged out of the gate in the jim dandy,
> and actually ridden out of the gate in the
> travers. he was so much the best, they just
> decided to get it done with early, and gallop
> late.
>
> he showed his tractability well again on
> saturday.
>
>
> btw, he will be ridden out of the gate in the BC
> (he will have to run late this time though).
>
Yes, he rated for the first time since the Preakness. The fractional times tend to indicate he did rate. However the field was weak and Wandering Boy wasn't poised for his best and the distance didn't help him. Still, it was a nice effort by Bernardini, but I'm still studying the card and haven't reached any firm conclusions other than I will not be taking a major stand against Bernardini. I probably should have Red Boarded the JCGC card, but I'm confident in what the JCGC horses were bringing into the race and have a pretty good idea of the level of effort they put forth.
Bernardini will be favored. Maybe he deserves to be and he will be in receipt of 5 pounds from the older horses. Or is it 3? I'm not sure now. Regardless, he won't be facing a single adversary that just topped. Should be a good race and the off odds will be interesting.