Performance Figures for top preps

[horseofcourse]

Originally Posted by somerfrost

As a comparrison, here are the PF's for the races in question for 2006, 2005 and 2004:
Ark Derby...-60, -63, -74 (Curlin...-43)
Fla Derby...-57, -68, -33 (Scat Daddy...-46)
SA Derby...-51, -42, -57 (Tiago...-45)
Blue Grass...-84, -49, -64 (Dominican...-54)
Wood...-60, -103, -58 (Nobiz...-55)

So what it says is the Roman numbers are completly meaningless in picking a Derby winner. Last year his second worst prep performance won the Derby...in 2005, his by far worst prep's 4th place finisher won the Derby. Only Smarty in 2004 was true to his form. I think it is beyond psychotic for Roman to say Teuflesberg ran a better race than Curlin yesterday.