Thanks Richie, Charles Peoples is the guy. I'm about positive he trained all three. He was a good bet in that era.

I didn't realize Hard Spun was pointing for the Southwest, (Feb 19th), I'd have preferred to get him 8.5 next but sometimes race distance is less important than race spacing. I'm convinced the near term goal is the Louisiana Derby, (March 10th). Will Distance ultimately be an issue for him? Well, it is for most of them, we'll see. I think T-Graph probably has the Lecomte faster than some of the others, but I like what I perceive as a steady forging pattern with Hard Spun and the fact that he does appear to be finishing his races. Once/If he finishes them against a horse like No Biz or Street Sense, there will be no price, though he was pretty short price last.

However, I've got nothing against Penn Breds. Think I've won two Derbies with them. Lil E. Tee and Smarty Jones. I really did not realize Hard Spun was a Penn Bred but thanks for the notice. Don't construe this to be about a bona fide Derby selection. This is about factoring horses with chances against the perceived divisional leaders in the races about to unfold.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/11/2007 01:14PM by Chuckles_the_Clown2.