Re: Materiality - 2015 GP question (570 Views)
Posted by:
ajkreider (IP Logged)
Date: April 15, 2015 08:18AM
The times are enough to show the difference, I think. Can't remember the last time the Fl Derby went in 1:52. That's a slow allowance race for 3 yr olds in years past. I believe the FOY was the slowest in history at that distance.
Plenty of FL Derby runners have done well enough at Churchill in May, and it's not like Churchill doesn't have its tarmac moments (Monarchos!). So, it hasn't seemed to hurt the Barbaros/Orbs or even Ice Boxes in the recent past.