I disagree with Anna #'s being an unpredictable giant.Both races prior were
turf races.Her #'s were 8 1/4 and 7 1/4.Maybe it's just me,but I've noticed
Turf #'s are just a couple points slower on average.Without looking,if someone
asked you what English Channels' #'s were like,would you say within reason
he's run negative #'s? I'd say yes!Well my friend,we'd both be wrong.

Annas' race that day makes perfect sense if you adjust the turf to dirt.

Thor was 3w in his race and moved up 2 1/2 points only.I've seen horses
late in the year make big leaps forward.Call it a growth spurt,natural maturation,
whatever you like.The bottom line is it happens.Not necessarily to all,but it
does happen.

As far as SS is concerned is it just coincidence that the top 3 finishers in the
BC also finished top 3 in the race just prior at Keeneland and all three moved
up at least 4 points from that effort.All the recent talk about Poly and how it's
similar to Turf racing suggests the Keeneland race could very well have been
bigger than we know.Maybe 2 points?