after the belmont,,tgs drop the ball

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

taking a stand against curlin and backing hard spun..tisk tisk...

[docicu3]

I could not agree more Hooves ......It was obvious that Rags's Oaks was under valued by the sheets. Most of the time these guys are on the money but they blew this one.....

[pba1817]

Sometimes just watching a race with your own eyes is the best handicapping you can do. Besides Street Sense, I thought Rags ran the most visually impressive race of Oaks or Derby runners.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

to their credit they do provide a nice product...but we believe we dropped the ball this time..

[ateamstupid]

I actually introduced my boys at the track to Thoro-Graph sheets this Saturday. They were intrigued.

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

taking a stand against curlin and backing hard spun..tisk tisk...

Well Curlin was the one with the BIG last-race fig, so Curlin's "bounce" was inevitable, right?

Now I'll probably hear that Curlin did bounce.

;>)

--Dunbar

[cmorioles]

I find it very funny that I, a pace guy, really hated Hard Spun, while those guys that don't use pace liked him.

[byalip]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

I find it very funny that I, a pace guy, really hated Hard Spun, while those guys that don't use pace liked him.

I got pace figs from HTRF.com and Curlin was on top, only slightly ahead of RTR, then Tiago, then Hard Spun.

And all you had to do was summon up the image of Curliin blowin by Hard Spun in the Preakness. I'd say that your assessment was spot on.

[Thunder Gulch]

Jerry just didn't want to give any credit to anything with the "Rags" name as a part of it.

[golfer]

Just to set the record stright, TG did like Rags to Riches. Their exact quote was:

"This is not a great betting race, but it's worth taking a position against Curlin. Hard Spun and Rags to Riches are the obvious ones to use, and Tiago can be thrown into the mix."

TG definitely blew the read on Hard Spun.