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Originally Posted by Calzone Lord
Orb got the job done in the Florida Derby. Shanghai Bobby simply couldn't rate and was very rank.
Normally, you'd say it was a comically terrible ride...but this was a final prep race, so the tactical buffoonery was expected and can be excused. Derby winners are usually one-time speed horses who thrive when attempting rating tactics.
I've not been a fan of Orb at all, but he is a better horse than I had thought.
Still, his final time was 11 lengths slower than Dreaming Of Julia freakish win at the same distance earlier today.
Do you really want a horse in the Kentucky Derby who just ran 11 lengths slower than a filly? I don't. At least not for 1st or 2nd. He has the right style to run 3rd or 4th if he gets pace.
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The BSF will be closer then the raw data would suggest