Re: KING OF THE ROXY... (540 Views)
Posted by:
Lance (IP Logged)
Date: May 07, 2007 10:58AM
"Pletcher only drugged Rags to Riches, thats why she won,the rest of them he could not drug, thats why they lost."
Come on, Miff -- you know it's not that easy. Rags is a 2-million dollar filly with impeccable bloodlines, a monstrous stride, and the build of a colt; she's a phenomenal talent.
As for horses rebreaking, check out Sam P in the Lewis Stakes earlier this year; the horse looked like he was absolutely finished when Great Hunter swooped past him, and then he found another gear and was coming again at the wire.
And rather than point out move-up figs, I'd be interested to look at move-DOWN figs. I'm guessing that most Pletcher horses run much higher figs on Derby day and BC day. Take this year. Circular Quay, higher, Any Given Saturday, probably higher (he did lose a ton of ground, so I can't say for sure). Scat Daddy, higher. Cowtown Cat, higher. And that's not even mentioning TAP's 17 Breeders Cup runners in 2006, none of whom won. I wonder if anyone has ever done a study on this.
I guess we all interpret data differently and see things differently, and that's one of the fun things about parimutuel wagering. Take care.