Re: american pharoah...CD arrival picture (487 Views)
Posted by:
louisvilleguy1111 (IP Logged)
Date: April 17, 2015 07:12PM
if Texas Red is the horse you have to go to so you can prove what he beat then you don't have much of a case in my opinion.
As for Carpe vs Texas Red I would wager on Carpe anytime head to head. Alydar beat Affirmed but it never made him the better horse at anytime in their careers.
Bode was the race favorite ran a huge race and got his balls whacked at the 1/16 pole... Did he ever win a race other then the ARK Derby?
Point Given was a very nice horse best of his generation and if AP is Brillant then he will overcome the 20 horse Derby field that is what Brilliant is in my opinion. Doing things that look hard to overcome if not look impossible. We have not seen many Brillant horses in the last 20+ years I don't think, but maybe my standards are higher then most...
Yes he can run against only what is entered but that doesn't mean Baffert isn't smart enough to know where the second tier horses are vs the top horses. Get him to the big race in as easy best condition as possible and then see what you really have. He never had a problem running horses in his stable head to head in the past in big races. Point being people need to get a grip they have no idea by looking at his last two races how good AP really is. He could be the monster like most think, wouldn't surprise me one bit, but bottom line he is a HORRIBLE wager on top in the KY Derby... I hope he is 2-1 so let the hype begin.