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Originally Posted by MLC
I read the earlier post in this thread regarding this year's TC contenders. How did last years group measure up? I initially picked Lawyer Ron, but I seem to remember that his dosage # was on the high side.
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His dosage index was above the recommended 4.0 for the derby, but not enough for it to cause concern (he had a 4.14 DI.) What always concerned me about Lawyer Ron was the fact that he didn't have enough points in the classic category to suggest that he could effectively go 10 furlongs. With that said, I didn't toss him solely because of his dosage issues, but because of his running style too. Horses that can't rate and need to be near the lead don't typically win the derby, and the combination of both the former and the latter made me think better about using him.
DP = 4-7-7-0-0 (18) DI = 4.14 CD = 0.83