Re: Derby Picture (538 Views)
Posted by:
ajkreider (IP Logged)
Date: April 13, 2014 01:30PM
This crop doesn't strike me as particularly slow. Don't have all the figures of course, but an awful lot of these have run a 1 or better. Since a negative 1 is good enough to win just about any Derby ([i]pace[/i] Hard Spun), a bunch are in play.
As far as the distance, three of the final prep winners got the last 3/8ths in under 37 seconds. Danza right at that number for another, and Wicked Strong in a very solid 37 and change. Doesn't suggest they will be limping home in the Derby.