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Originally Posted by golfer
On a slightly different note, the one thing that stood out while handicapping Pimlico Saturday with the TG's was some of the extraordinary numbers these Maryland horses have been putting up, for certain trainers, especially. Now I don't follow Maryland racing, so either theses horses are far better than I realized, or perhaps the "medication" rules are a bit lax  |
Medication rules are 'laxest in Delaware.. A big part of Maryland horses being better than possibly appreciated is Laurel. Laurel is a lot like Calder in that it is a deep, kind surface that lends itself well to keeping horses sound and developing condition. When LRL horses move to speedier surfaces, like Calder horses moving to Gulfstream, they can really 'move up'... (And fast works at LRL look slower than they really are like 'slow' works at Calder and Saratoga's Oklahoma Training Track..)
Examples? Well my guy Trombetta uses it to advantage all the time, but this weekend, how about Keep On Talking (3rd at 34-1) in The Very One; Winning Point in the Black-Eyed Susan (actually trains at old Bowie, another kind surface); Street Magician in the Jacobs; Ryan's for Real in the Schaefer.. Etc..