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Originally Posted by Calzone Lord
Appreciate the kind words.
I have a lot of skill and a lot of experience with analyzing races run to extremes like this years Kentucky Derby was -- and making the best of it with horses next time out (again, I've been able to take certain aspects of CJ's brilliance with numbers and computers, and certain elements of trip handicapping, an area where I learned a lot from Serling in those old Siro's seminars of over 10 years ago -- and couple them with my own skills in those areas and situations. Listening, studying, and learning from those two guys in that specific area really helped advanced me a lot. And just the experience of being able to isolate and study those type of races, at every track, every class level, every surface, all over the country...you learn more and get better by doing and seeing, seeing and doing)
This is always going to be a humbling game at times. Look at my selections for the Kentucky Derby, and you'll see a complete swing and miss.
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And yet both Jerry Bailey and Randy Moss were at a loss to explain what happened to Orb in the Preakness.
Bob Neumeier and Mike Battaglia said when they made their selections yesterday said that they couldn't understand why Orb ran so poorly in Baltimore.
Palace Malice found all kinds of trouble in the LA Derby, was too close to a race that collapsed in the Blue Grass, and of course set the insane pace in the Derby. He had a big right to improve. Yet none of the national media picked up on this at all.
You and Andy were out there early with this great analysis and deserve lots of credit.
Paul