Re: Materiality (689 Views)
Posted by:
Fairmount1 (IP Logged)
Date: April 14, 2015 03:58PM
Every horse will have a "knock." The Pletcher disciples who support him regarding his Derby success or lack thereof always have an excuse for his poor record.
No matter what horse I list, you will say, Yeah But. Verrazzano is one of my favorites. I said for weeks to a poster here the horse had no shot---it wasn't because of his breeding. Now, the defense is he never had the pedigree.
When asked about this issue of a poor Derby record Pletcher's claim is that his horses for whatever reason (his words I believe verbatim but I can look if you want exact) don't like the surface at Churchill.
The fact remains that Florida is the friendly confines of horse racing. His horses run ridiculous there and I'll use his words "for whatever reason." The same reason his horses haven't fared well in the Derby. Must be the surface.