Omaha Beach scratch

[knickslions2]

Entrapped epiglottis. Tough break

[pb72vett]

Now we know why Steve was not on that horse to begin he knew something ? Yes.

[pb72vett]

Ok Mr.King B who do we move up?

[moses]

That sucks. Will that impact his overall quality of life / ability to race (if that’s even in the plans)?

Immediate reaction is that this benefits the front runners and hurts some of the deep closers as OB was likely going to be near the pace. I’m guessing Maximum Security or Game Winner ends up as the favorite now.

[knickslions2]

Originally Posted by moses

That sucks. Will that impact his overall quality of life / ability to race (if that’s even in the plans)?

Immediate reaction is that this benefits the front runners and hurts some of the deep closers as OB was likely going to be near the pace. I’m guessing Maximum Security or Game Winner ends up as the favorite now.

Baffert horses will be favorites.

[moses]

Originally Posted by knickslions2

Baffert horses will be favorites.

I only threw MS in there because I do think the 3 Bafferts will split the voting a bit.

[tywizard]

Originally Posted by pb72vett

Now we know why Steve was not on that horse to begin he knew something ? Yes.

This is absurd. It’s also the type of thing that damages the game.

I’m going to assume you’re referring to his selections and comments from the Xpressbet Wagering Guide. Those were due last week. Prior to the horses final work - one that received universal praise.

There are plenty of legitimate Handicapping angles that would lead someone to oppose this horse.

[moses]

Originally Posted by tywizard

This is absurd. It’s also the type of thing that damages the game.

I’m going to assume you’re referring to his selections and comments from the Xpressbet Wagering Guide. Those were due last week. Prior to the horses final work - one that received universal praise.

There are plenty of legitimate Handicapping angles that would lead someone to oppose this horse.

There were a lot of things pointing to a possible regression with OB and the likeliest pace scenario didn’t seem to benefit him compared to some of the horses mentioned in Steve’s selections. Also, Steve included OB in an exacta wager with Improbable and Max Sec. In short, agreed that it’s absurd.

[moses]

My biggest question is: does Mike Smith end up anywhere after this?

[Minidar]

This puts Maximum Security alone up front. Omaha would have pulled to the front. Don't over handicap. There are only five contenders unless extremely sloppy.

[knickslions2]

Originally Posted by moses

My biggest question is: does Mike Smith end up anywhere after this?

I think he will be watching this one