Re: Friedman says Pletchers horse running well on the whole (666 Views)
Posted by:
miff (IP Logged)
Date: August 29, 2007 10:26AM
Mark,
The sheets were talking about the Saratoga TAP runners for the most part. At Monmouth and Arl Park, TAP is running at high win percentage ( he's drugging at those venues, not at the SPA,ahem).
Richiebee points to the excessive NYB and turf sprints, true, but TAP runners almost always show some "flash" as opposed to the "empty"many are displaying.
Also hear that J'Ray(one of the emptiest SPA performs from Pletcher) ran better than his previous few races against open stake horses on Rags. How can you not gamble this game when people will actually bet and believe that J'Ray gave the best performance of his last 3 races.He was wide both turns and totally"without any punch"(from the guy on his back)yet ran the best race of his recent cycle, sure he did.
Mike