Saturday Stakes BSF's
 

REBEL-Sierra Sunset: 99
TAMPA BAY DERBY-Big Truck/Atoned: 93
SAN FELIPE-Georgie Boy: 92

HILLSBOROUGH-Dreaming of Anna: 103
TURF DASH-Lookinforthesecret: 101
SKIP AWAY-Gotcha Gold: 100
FLORIDA OAKS-Awesome Chic: 92
CICADA-Carolyn's Cat: 89

I am usually always the one taking the other side, but this year's crop really does look subpar. There is still time, and probably some of it has to do with California being synthetic, but so far, so bad.

You can also add Gotcha Gold with a 100, and I think that was very generous by the figure maker.

How slow is this bunch? Well, 4 of the top 5 two turn route figs have been turned in by fillies... The boys are embarassingly bad.


2 turn routes:

Alina (f) DED 01 Mar 1M 100
Eight Belles (f) FG 21 Jan 1M 40Y 100
El Gato Malo SA 12 Jan 1M 99
Indian Blessing (f) FG 09 Feb 1 1/16M 99
Proud Spell (f) FG 08 Mar 1 1/16M 99
Sierra Sunset OP 15 Mar 1 1/16M 99
Cool Coal Man GP 24 Feb 1 1/8M 98
Texas Wildcatter AQU 08 Mar 1 1/16M 98
Visionaire AQU 08 Mar 1 1/16M 98
Elysium Fields GP 24 Feb 1 1/8M 97


1 turn routes:
Big Brown GP 05 Mar 1M 104
Hey Byrn GP 10 Feb 1M 97
War Pass GP 24 Feb 1M 97

The 99 that El Gato Malo got came with the aid of a dream trip setup by a crazy three way speed duel between Massive Drama, Talk of A Cat, and Sierra Sunset.

His figure took something like a 14 point regression when he went from a perfect setup to a lousy one in the Sham.

wow Dreaming of Anna really destroyed them...even though I know you guys say turf figures don't matter

Beyer number for Eight Belles and Pure Clan??
 

thanks in advance

check out the saturday BSF thread

oops Sunday, not in there yet I guess.

Not yet.. soon.

from the Illman blog on DRF.

*Honeybee (OP): Eight Belles (J. Jones/R. Dominguez) - 91

See that.. 8 minutes... :D



Thx Smu!


*Turf Dash (Tam): Lookinforthesecret (J. Ness/D. Centeno) - 101
*Bill Thomas Memorial (Sun): Wind Water (C. Hartman/K. Tohill) - 101
*Skip Away (GP): Gottcha Gold (E. Plesa Jr./C. Lopez) - 100

*Rebel (OP): Sierra Sunset (J. Bonde/C. Emigh) - 99
*Mac Diarmida (GP): Stream of Gold - Ire (K. McLaughlin/E. Castro) - 99
*Crystal Water (SA): Celtic Dreamin (R. Becerra/A. Solis) - 97
*Allen LaCombe Memorial (FG): Storm Treasure (S. Asmussen/D. Meche) - 96
*WinStar Derby (Sun): Liberty Bull (T. Amoss/G. Melancon) - 95
*Tampa Bay Derby (Tam): Big Truck (B. Tagg/E. Coa) - 93
*Florida Oaks (Tam): Awesome Chic (R. Ramos/I. Rosendo) - 92
*San Felipe (SA): Georgie Boy (K. Walsh/M. Baze) - 92
*Instant Friendship (Aqu): Prince of Peace (M. Miceli/N. Arroyo Jr.) - 92
*Honeybee (OP): Eight Belles (J. Jones/R. Dominguez) - 91
*Spicy Award (Aqu): Magical Forest (J. DeMola/A. Garcia) - 91
*Pasadena (SA): Polonius (M. Pender/J. Court) - 91
*Tejano Run (TP): High Blues (G. Arnold II/J. Lopez) - 90

*Invitational (PM): Bound to Be M V P (C. Balcom/J. Crispin) - 89
*Cicada (Aqu): Carolyn's Cat (K. McLaughlin/A. Garcia) - 89
*Harry W. Henson (Sun): Tough Tiz's Sis (B. Baffert/A. Gryder) - 89
*Conniver (Lrl): All Giving (F. Stites/E. Rodriguez) - 87
*New Mexico Breeders' Derby (Sun): Run Like Fire (J. Welch/J. Bourdieu) - 84
*WinStar Sunland Park Oaks (Sun): Sky Mom (S. Asmussen/G. Gomez) - 82
*Bachman (Fon): Ittakestwobaby (D. Anderson/D. Leeds) - 81
*Portland Meadows Mile (PM): Alabama Rain (T. Longstaff/A. Gutierrez) - 80
*Love Is Eternal (Aqu): Dance Gal Dance (R. Maragh/T. Ritvo) - 80

so could a 102-103 win the roses

Great to see races at Tampa and Sunland tied at the top of that.

It's official. This is a year where beyers are meaningless leading up to the Derby. These horses are not slow.

What makes them fast? A $5wp wager on the winner?

It's official? A new low...

Every speed figure maker in the game is wrong..

Beyer, Brown, Ragozin... decades apiece, each evaluating the speed horses run as their lives' work. All incorrect...

But you're correct. You know better. Truly amazing. And sad.

Ky- they're slow. Trust me on this one. These are the most pathetic group of times I can ever remember in the preps.


The more I see, the more I like Big Brown.

If this board was like Survivor, I wonder who would be voted off first?

You.

I laughed..






(But Travis wouldn't be a contestant... He'd be the voice-over guy!)