Re: Materiality (768 Views)
Posted by:
Fairmount1 (IP Logged)
Date: April 14, 2015 01:52PM
Everyone on the board knows how I feel about Pletcher so I won't belabor the points. But you asked...so.
Gemologist.
Win over the track in the fall in the KyJC. Undefeated going in. Pair of 2's coming in. Bode came in on 5, 2, 3, 0. IHA came in 1, 3. I guess Gem just didn't like that surface at Churchill. And clearly he was leap years behind in the figs.
Son of Tiznow. Terrible breeding. Guess his mother was too speedy.
He was third choice at 8.60-1. Had a perfect position and trip. RESULT: empty. After his Wood, everyone talked about his determination to win, etc etc. People have caught on to Pletcher's Derby woes well before now. Change the name of Gemologist's trainer for his achievements to Drysdale, Sherman, Mandella, or countless others and Gemologist would have been the favorite. That's why Materiality's odds are so "long" in early forecasts.
Already making excuses for Materiality is amusing. Poor guy just never has the fastest horse, the best bred horse, etc etc.