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Originally Posted by King Glorious
I hate to be the bearer of bad news but the quarter and half of the Derby were FASTER than the Oaks.
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Not so fast there., First call in a route is at the 1/2, 2nd call is at 3/4.
Oaks 48.17/112.8
Derby 48.07/113.86
Proud Spell or Indian Blessing did not have to face the trip that Pyro did. He was boxed in and for a second it looked like he had no way out. He split horses and then gained his best stride when open and started to really open up. I guess it is fashionable to trash pyro but he comes from off the pace so his numbers get tempered by the pace he is up against. I do however agree that style-wise he could run into real difficulty the first Sat in May and will need a little racing luck to get the proper trip