Re: Always negative (890 Views)
Posted by:
mjellish (IP Logged)
Date: May 08, 2009 05:10PM
She wins the Oaks by over 20, comes home her last 1/8th in a shade over 12 flat afer pressing an honest pace the entire way on a clumpy, drying out track and does all of this under wraps with the jock doing nothing more than to point at and pet her from the 8th pole on.
Now I'll concede the overall talent of the field wasn't what we normally see in the Oaks. But I think the final time of the race and the overall figure are legit. Watch the way she runs. Watch the way she gallops out after that race as if she could keep laying down 12 and change 1/8ths for another 1/2 mile or more. She just skips over the dirt and kicks out from behind like an absolute freak!
If she gets in the Preakness, trains well leading up to the race, draws well and goes off at 9/5 or so that could turn out to be the bargain of the year. She could run 4 points slower and still probably win with a hand ride.