Quote:
Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
Here was a picture I posted in a thread I started about Super Saver last year. At the time - Super Saver was 3rd in the Tampa Derby to Oddyseus and Schoolyard Dreams - first off the layoff - without any excuse.
These are all Todd Pletcher trained horses improving sharply 2nd off the layoff last winter.
In a lot of cases ... you'd get a blah race 1st off the layoff ... followed by a huge race 2nd off the layoff. The 3rd race off the layoff was typically also a strong one.
Most of these horses got injured or ran like the life had been sucked out of them by the end of the season. Super Saver obviously included. |
R Heat Lightning followed the same pattern this year.