Re: Tapit moving foward (553 Views)
Posted by:
Dana (IP Logged)
Date: April 22, 2004 01:24PM
Does it matter that Tapit's 2 year old wins were (h?) handy wins? Watching replays of those races indicates that he won them very very easily, so how does one then interpret those numbers?
If Asmussen or Baffert or even Lukas in his day had that horse as a 2 year old, what would he have run -- negative numbers?
Trainer stats notwithstanding, a new top would certainly seem likely, given the fact that on the Thorograph Sire Profiles Puplit's offspring could be expected to move forward around three points from their 2 to 3 year old seasons -- so with that rough guide, Tapit running a 1 in the derby seems in the realm of possibility.
I agree with "Chuckels" previous post that the real question is will his move forward be enough?