Re: The Wood Was Slow??? (454 Views)
Posted by:
Chuckles_the_Clown2 (IP Logged)
Date: April 11, 2007 08:00PM
The interesting fact in this thread is that TGJB didn't get involved. I haven't reviewed the Wood card yet, but on raw times the Excelsior looks significantly faster to me.
Nobiz beat Sightseeing, who looks a pass for the Derby and it wasn't easy. Any Given Saturday is not a bad horse, but trip and regression look to have been factors. (Will leave it to TGraph on the Regression Call.) Taggs good one fought the presumptive Derby Favorite to a game finish in an earlier Wood. Does anyone really think NoBiz's Wood compares to Funny Cide's?
CtC
Dana666 Wrote:
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> Some are saying the Wood wasn't a good prep, but
> comparing the times to the handicap race for older
> horses later on, the Wood doesn't seem slow at
> all. One would expect the older horses to go
> faster, but it doesn't seem they went that much
> faster. Anyone have an idea what T-G number Magna
> Graduate got and what number NoBiz got (and more
> importantly what are par numbers for those
> races)?
>
> Wood: 23.28, 23.98, 23.76, 25.12, 12.44 (1:49.46)
>
> Older
> Stakes: 23.78, 22.22, 23.38, 24.96, 12.70
> (1:48.10)
>
> NoBiz looked very healthy to me and very stout
> like he's coming up to the triple crown in a good
> way. He certainly didn't look to have spent
> himself at all in the Wood either. Anyone have any
> thoughts on this???