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Originally Posted by Doonior1
In November of last year I wrote an article on why I wouldn't be betting on American Pharoah to win the Kentucky Derby, mostly based on his distaff family being weak and that he wouldn't get the distance. And I was proven wrong, I should have bet on him. Yesterday I learned that a vastly talented horse can overcome a questionable pedigree and Kentucky Derby rules (Storm Cat angle) and win the race. Great talent trumped pedigree. Congratulations to Two Year Old and Kentucky Derby Champion, American Pharoah.
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very few horses are bred to be more effective 9f's today. Save a few they all are about the same. After they have run on both surfaces, assuming they try both, I pitch pedigree bias in my handicapping. What's the point of infusing bias after they have run? The horse own at 9f's in a cantor how 1 more furlong was going to be problematic because Yankee Gentleman is widely thought of as a speed influence is beyond my skill set.