I wasn't at all surprised about Daaher beating Midnight Lute.
First of all, his speed is undeniable, and with the small field thought it really played to his strength and that the Lute would be at a disadvantage. In what amounted to a match race scenario I'm not sure the take back and make a run approach was the best idea, especially with a horse as talented as Daaher. But really it may not have mattered even if he was allowed to run.
In the end you can't say that it was a poor effort by ML as he was chasing a very fast horse that was able to run comfortable fractions on a track that to me favors early speed.
Daaher is a bigtime prospect for sure, but I'll want to see him going 9f or better around two turns before getting all giddy. Of course I can say the same for Midnite Lute.
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11-26-2007, 11:55 AM
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