Dwyer Field pretty weak

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Exceller

KE put in quite an effort at 7.5F in the Hutcheson. I think 8.5F is perfect for him. More than anything, I just don't think much of anything else in the field. They probably pulled him from the Woody Stephens because they feel he has a shot at stretching out in the Haskell. I doubt it but 8.5F is perfect for him.

Using any horse's performance over a sloppy track to predict future races, especially when they have little other confirmed good form, is probably a mistake. And, how that performance, even if believable ( which I don't think it is ), makes 1 1/16th " prefect " for him is outside of my scope of reasoning. The simple fact is he has failed in both his attempts to stretch his speed and neither one were particularly tough spots. They were, I guess, good enough to win here. My biggest problem with this horse is that I strongly believe his best races are behind him.

I don't buy your reason for why he was scratched from the Woody Stephens, as he certainly could have competed in all these races, and believe the previous poster who mentionmed the gap in works is much closer to the true story.