Re: Super Derby (645 Views)
Date: September 22, 2003 08:54PM
>No, what you're really saying is he didn't run a -3 at all. You're suggesting that the race collapsed, with just about everyone bouncing except TMW.<
Well certainly Strong Hope collapsed because of the pace duel (and maybe the 10 furlongs contributed to that too).
I did not see Peace Rules's figures into the Travers, but IMO the duel hurt him also relative to the Haskell where he was loose on the lead and going easy.
My guess would have been that TMW did not really run a -3 and "ALSO" that whatever the figure should have been, I would have expected him to run a little slower in a race where he actually act to work to win.
In fact, that's what I did expect in the Super Derby and that's more or less what happened. IMHO, that is not a bounce. Doesn't mean my interpretation is right though. (I'm not that arrogant - most of the time (laugh).
Just tossing it out there because I do have a lot of confidence in the general issues I am bringing up.
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