[King Glorious]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I don't really see anyone disrespecting Quality Road. Just kind of discussing the race dynamics of the Florida Derby. In regards to trips, I agree somewhat that he has been able to get some easy trips because he makes the trip. He's quick, but has shown he can rate kindly. But when you look at his two big wins in Florida, it's hard to ignore the fact he has sat perfect trips. It's hard to imagine he'll get that kind of a setup again though...in a 20 horse field nonetheless. What if he breaks a step slow and takes a lot of dirt to the face?

They said the same things about Smarty Jones in 2004. How come it's always the good horses that have speed and quickness that always get downgraded because they have the speed and quickness to allow themselves to get good trips while the ones that don't possess those attributes and always find themselves in trouble are always the ones on the "horses to watch list" because it's expected that sooner or later, they will get their good trip? I don't think it matters if it's a 40-horse field. If he has more natural speed than 38 or 39 of them, chances are he's going to get the same kind of setup that he's been getting. Out of the horses that are prospective Derby horses at this point, how many do you see that should be in front of him early and keep him from sitting in the same position that he's sat in his last two?