Re: Derby views from a Ragozin user (805 Views)
Posted by:
miff (IP Logged)
Date: April 29, 2007 06:10PM
MO,
Was not comparing SS's poly performance last year vs poly this year.Rags has SS running faster in the BG than in his previous TAMPA race.Not on this planet, maybe elsewhere. Rags tossed the time and evaluated the horses off their usual figs, projection voodoo, in this case, with total disregard for the teletimer.No good/great horse that ever lived can run to their normal performance figs off a 1.16.3 6f split, they just can't make up the time.
SS has looked very mortal to me this year and he will need a good set up and a "live" rail to run another neg -2,imo.He does follow last years set up, KEE poly to CD dirt, a powerful pattern for SS in itself.
I think SS may go favorite as almost no-one seems to like Curlin for a variety of reasons.Good luck MO,as Saddam would say, this is the mother of all derbies.The most interesting thing about this derby to me is that none of these can afford a tough trip and still win. It's a pretty even bunch with a few with slightly better on # power.
Mike