" he’s just got that explosive way about him ..."

Whirlaway · Postby **Whirlaway** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 7:14 pm

Wonderfully interesting what Zito has to say about Dialed In . . .

http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/racing-news/2011/04/27/triple-crown-dialed-in-derby.aspx

Patuxet · Postby **Patuxet** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 8:57 am

Two telling quotes here.

"Zito thinks traffic kept Dialed In from putting on more of a show in the Florida Derby."

To blame "traffic" in an 8-horse field doesn't exactly encourage confidence when his horse is about to run in a 20-horse field.

"These prep races today are not like they used to be. They’re tougher .."

Really? How so and why? It seems to me that there are more of them, that classic contenders contest fewer of them and tend to avoid each other.

DDT · Postby **DDT** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:11 am

Patuxet

You left out the most important quote "He's just a very, very, very good horse" you just might find out how good on May 7th, 2011.

A horse can have trouble in a two horse race.

DDT

Bast · Postby **Bast** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 11:58 am

Zito seems always to handle come from behind types who sometimes win big, and then suffer long droughts. They tend to be far, far back in races with s...l...o...w paces, and are then said to "not have fired", which isn't what happened at all.

Be wary.

griff · Postby **griff** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:21 pm

Zito is pretty good at this game.. Would not dismiss him this lightly

griff

Bast · Postby **Bast** » Thu Apr 28, 2011 10:23 pm

griff wrote:Zito is pretty good at this game.. Would not dismiss him this lightly

griff

I don't dismiss him, but I've seen the pattern.