Re: Wicked Strong (725 Views)
Posted by:
richiebee (IP Logged)
Date: April 27, 2014 10:24AM
I am leaning to excluding WS from the Horizontal Derby Herd.
Isn't WS what some would call a "one number" horse? All of the attention on
this colt is based on his Wood win/big new top. None of his other 5 lifetime
races would give him a chance to be in the top 12 in this Derby field. Hard
for me to take this one as a second favorite.
WS 10/6[sup]3[/sup]/6[sup]3[/sup]/11/7/[b]neg 1[/b]/?[sup]?[/sup]
IH 8[sup]2[/sup]/6[sup]3[/sup]/6[sup]3[/sup]/6[sup]2[/sup]/6[sup]2[/sup]/[b]neg 0[sup]2[/sup][/b]/2
Kapeech? yes its two individual runners trained by different individuals, but
would not be surprised if WS retreated a couple of TG points in the Derby,
much the way that IH regressed after his big forward move in the Risen Star.
Yes the Wood # was big. Yes WS seems to have come out of the race well. No
there is nothing on WS TG sheet that gives me any confidence in WS as the
second fave, nothing that makes me feel he repeats the Wood performance.
We Miss Artie update: Worked so sharply this AM TAP considering trying to
talk Ramsey out of running WMA in the Derby. Good luck with that!