Best opening 8f's run in the Ky Derby

[Port Conway Lane]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Victory Gallop ran - what would translate to a 78 Beyer for 6fs and a 107 Beyer for 8fs.

He was a deep closer like Street Sense - he had gigantic moves on the far turn and often the momentum might or might not carry him home.

Indian Charlie ran a killer race - he outsprinted horses like Favorite Trick and Artax - put Old Trieste away easily after about 7 furlongs - and Midnight Lute's sire jumped on top of him before he could ever catch a breather. Very impressive to still finish 3rd - after a 3w, 3w, 115 Beyer for a mile.

I can appreciate the efforts of horses that do the dirty work up front like IC but I was more interested in the first call moss pace figure of VG. Is the 78 beyer for 6f the first call pace figure ? What I'm getting at is that not all on the list of winners who had low first call pace figures had poor efforts when they ran back, although four were off the board.(I think)


I noticed the only derby/preakness winner over the span who didn't have the best 8f sheet # was Funny Cide. Poor guy just eludes recognition.

I forgot War Emblem as well.