4/21: Derby Works & Notes

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by CSC

I'm not a big Tomlinson guy, but how did they come up with such a low distance Tomlinson for Quality Road? The only other Derby Contender that I can recall with such a low rating was Medaglia D'oro at 265.

I'm not a Tomlinson guy ... but QR is a big horse who certainly has outrun his pedigree.

His sire was a speed sprinter and his dam would stop to an absolute walk after running five furlongs.

Even though the numbers say Elusive Quality offspring are much better sprinting - he does somehow have a Kentucky Derby winner in Smarty Jones and a Breeders Cup Classic winner in Raven's Pass.