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Postby bdw0617 » Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:14 am

coming from someone who hates to see horses that don't belong in the derby.. this horse belongs in the derby.

who says he even ran his best race saturday.
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Postby bpressey » Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:11 am

Comma had to lead the entire trip in decent fractions, he won't have to do that in the Derby, thanks to The Factor. If Santa Anita was still synthetic, Comma would have no prayer on dirt at CD.

Toby's Corner is the one that doesn't belong in my opinion, hell he can't even get up from the floor of his stall the morning after running 9F stalking the pace the entire time.

Not sure how it plays in horse racing, but the human cyclist leading the pack works 30% harder than those drafting behind him.

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Postby bdw0617 » Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:46 am

bpressey wrote:Comma had to lead the entire trip in decent fractions, he won't have to do that in the Derby, thanks to The Factor. If Santa Anita was still synthetic, Comma would have no prayer on dirt at CD.

Toby's Corner is the one that doesn't belong in my opinion, hell he can't even get up from the floor of his stall the morning after running 9F stalking the pace the entire time.

Not sure how it plays in horse racing, but the human cyclist leading the pack works 30% harder than those drafting behind him.
while i won't be picking him.. i would not be tossing a graham motion horse by the wayside so nonchalantly.

That is one of the trainers that i know can have the horse ready if he's good enough.
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