Re: Covello/ Far From Over (700 Views)
Posted by:
covelj70 (IP Logged)
Date: March 02, 2015 04:16PM
I would say since 2005 (so just picking the last 10 years), you have had 3 winners (including Big Brown) where the pedigree wasn't obvious for the distance but the pedigrees were rock solid for the other 7. So 70% of the time in the last 10 years, pedigree has mattered.
Orb
Animal Kingdom
Super Saver
Mine that Bird
Street Sense
Barbaro
Giacomo
They were all locks to get the distance.
In the case of Mine that Bird and Giacomo, their ability to get the distance was the only thing they had going for them going into the race.
Pedigree isn't the only thing that matters but it's important