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Originally Posted by letswastemoney
The form of the Remsen horses doesn't seem to match the solid speed figure they earned.
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Technically speaking, that figure is solid ... the top three just haven't handled the long layoffs.
The Remsen figure was very fast the year To Honor and Serve beat Mucho Macho Man.
To Honor And Serve was a soundly beaten 3rd in each of his next two starts in Derby preps at Gulfstream. He was sixth in the Amsterdam in his next start after that. Ended up winning a pair of Grade 1 races later on, but was certainly no superstar.
Mucho Macho Man was 4th in the Holy Bull as a beaten favorite in his comeback. He was 2nd in last years BC Classic and has proven a very good horse on his day.
In more recent history, there are a lot of form reversals both ways with early season 3-year-olds. We've already had a 100/1 longshot win a major prep at FG. Will Take Charge was beaten 18 lengths by Super Ninety Nine a few weeks ago under a lot of very different circumstances -- It'smyluckyday was nowhere with a clear wide trip in the Delta Jackpot, he's blitzing them in Florida now.
Form can get pretty fickle with these delicate young horses.