Re: haskins derby commandments (465 Views)
Posted by:
Silver Charm (IP Logged)
Date: April 27, 2004 08:22AM
These theories or angles usually are come up with by looking backwards and defining a set of parameters. Then there is a little more history and often they begin to fall apart.
Two examples:
1)Dosage--worked for about 8 yrs then came Strike the Gold, Real Quiet and Charistmatic.
2)Dual Qualifiers--fewer and fewer each year are left by the time Derby rolls around. There was a year when there were only two left, Groovy and Ferdinand and when Ferdinand won everyone REALLY became convinced it was magic.
The only raced twice example Mr. Haskins is using is not how A LOT of people are training these days. This angle will be busted, maybe not this year but clearly in years to come.
Just get those earnings in the bank first.