Smooth Air

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by HaloWishingwell

Judging from his Lexington race that as close TOMCITO has been to anything outside of Peru.

And we all know how conclusive those polytrack races are. Besides, as much as everyone rails on him (and he was definitely a bad bet at 3/1), he was only beaten 3 3/4 lengths on Saturday.

[The Bid]

With the mediocrity in this crop and the consistancy of Smooth Air I think its very difficult to exclude him. Not only that I think his best races are yet to come. Hes not flashy, but he runs his race each time you lead him over and theres something to be said for that. In this particular field he figures to factor.

[VOL JACK]

Originally Posted by The Bid

With the mediocrity in this crop and the consistancy of Smooth Air I think its very difficult to exclude him. Not only that I think his best races are yet to come. Hes not flashy, but he runs his race each time you lead him over and theres something to be said for that. In this particular field he figures to factor.

He was the only horse, other than BB, to pick his feet up in G1 Fla derby.

[estreetposse]

Quick question...How many here even considered Smooth Air as a contender before Steve's write up on the Home Page?

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by estreetposse

Quick question...How many here even considered Smooth Air as a contender before Steve's write up on the Home Page?

I haven't even seen that..... I just log onto the forum.

My friends here know I've been a fan of his for a while.

I don't base who I like on what anyone else says, writes, etc.

[sumitas]

I agree, you get consistency from Smooth Air and if he takes to the track he can get it done.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by estreetposse

Quick question...How many here even considered Smooth Air as a contender before Steve's write up on the Home Page?

I haven't read it. When Steve and Hooves first mentioned him as a contender on here I thought they were crazy. The more I cap the race though the better he keeps on looking against the rest of the field. A dream trip horse should be a bet against the next time out, and normally I'd want to play against him. But against the crappy horses he'll be running against and likely odds of 25 to 30-1 he is a lot more interesting than your normal dream trip horse on the runback. I think he could run 5 lengths off his Florida Derby and still have a shot at getting up for 3rd or 4th. That is how woeful this collection of horses are going into the Derby.

[Travis Stone]

I do think he's overbet though, as you can tell, a lot of people are picking up on a few of the positives on his PPs.

[tiggerv]

He's a nice horse who tries hard every time which you have to respect. The problem is that he isn't a classic distance horse and I don't think wants any part of 10F. Even with a dream trip I think it is unlikely he figures for a check.

[estreetposse]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Quick answer.....Who cares?

I'm just curious...there wasn't all that much hype about this horse until Steve put up his article(which I think was very well written)...now there is a 3 page thread about him and I was wondering if people are drawing ther own conclusions or hopping on a bandwagon.

Do you really feel the need to start with me?

[Gander]

Originally Posted by estreetposse

I'm just curious...there wasn't all that much hype about this horse until Steve put up his article(which I think was very well written)...now there is a 3 page thread about him and I was wondering if people are drawing ther own conclusions or hopping on a bandwagon.

Do you really feel the need to start with me?

I was thinking the same thing buddy, although I only have a couple horses I am tossing out of all wagers, and I cant seem to do it yet with Smooth Air.
I was thinking while watching the Florida Derby, that the 1-2 finishers there, would be the same 1-2 finishers in Kentucky.

[my miss storm cat]

Originally Posted by estreetposse

I'm just curious...there wasn't all that much hype about this horse until Steve put up his article(which I think was very well written)...now there is a 3 page thread about him and I was wondering if people are drawing ther own conclusions or hopping on a bandwagon.

In a parallel universe, he's been on my short list since february.

I'm sure that's true for others.....

[fpsoxfan]

Just read through the thread and I can understand why a some may like Smooth Air, but as a few have stated, he had every opportunity to win the Florida Derby and flattened out. He is consistently in the money, but I think he's in trouble at a 1 1/4. I think 40-1 would be an underlay. At best, this one will plod up to be part of the super.