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Originally Posted by Travis Stone
The over-hyped on Quality Road comes from his odds, which were probably a bit low. Betting against him was an easy 1-2-3 given the setup and scenario though, so the negative reactions are kinda lame in my opinion.
He ran really well and discounting him just because he couldn't win the 10 furlong Travers off a 6 1/2 furlong prep which was his first race since March seems shortsighted. Not to mention he hasn't gone two turns since March either.
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Quality Road may very well still be the best 3 year old colt..Yesterdays race did nothing to suggest that he won't be the colt that many preceive him to be. I think Cannon Shell said it best when he suggested that it was the owners decision to run in the Travers not Pletchers. I don't blame the owner, you certainly see his name on millions of dollars of stock year after year and winning the Travers is certainly what any owner dreams about. I do feel that in general more good is done for the game with the LaPenta/Zito approach then the super conservative approach cannon Shell was alluding too. You constantly see Zito/LaPenta throwing there hat in the ring on big days and they have certainly done much more good then they have done bad.
Back to reality, Quality Road connections took a shot, he didn't run poorly, was beat by a colt that was better conditioned, and perhaps justed as talented(?), and we all got to see a fairly decent Travers. If you bet on Quality Road and are a fan because of what he has done in the past I find it strange you could or would have had your opinion change from yesterdays 3rd place finish???
As for Rachel, since everything revolves around the lust I have for her.. She certainly was flattered by the relative ease that Summer Bird won. He is certainly no matche for her abilty.
As for Mine that Bird, congrats to the connections for taking a deep breathe and not pushing the gelding. Hopefully this neat little guy will be around G1 races for a few years.