Re: Super Derby (582 Views)
Date: September 22, 2003 02:18PM
I thought you would think that. :-)
I guess where we differ is in that you believe he really ran an effort worthy of -3 in the Travers and I believe he was only able to run that fast because he had an easy trip.
He never had to work hard to get to the lead in the Travers. He was the only horse running at the end. The other contenders killed themselves off in the duel.
What I am more or less saying is that a -3 with a perfect pace and trip scenario is pretty close to a 1 or 2 trying to chase down a fresh and capable horse that got the jump on you in a very slow paced race when you are only running hard the last couple of furlongs.
Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.