I realize that Prado has a reputation

[philcski]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Geez, I hope not. Tale of Ekati was never on the rail in the Wood.

Except for about 30 yards from the wire when he dove inside to pass the tiring War Pass (who sort of wandered out at that point, probably due to the injury)... which i would hardly call riding the rail.

He did get quite buried and shuffled back in the La Derby, but he might have needed the race anyways... I'm scratching my head on what to think of this guy in the Derby. I will probably reluctantly toss him.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by philcski

Except for about 30 yards from the wire when he dove inside to pass the tiring War Pass (who sort of wandered out at that point, probably due to the injury)... which i would hardly call riding the rail.

Let me reiterate....Tale of Ekati was never on the rail in the Wood Memorial.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Let me reiterate....Tale of Ekati was never on the rail in the Wood Memorial.

Thoughts on his Derby chances?
I really don't think he gets the distance.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Let me reiterate....Tale of Ekati was never on the rail in the Wood Memorial.

he was 3 wide for the first 5-6 furlongs of that race...there is no doubting that.

[Danzig]

an excerpt from an article (link below) by james scully, from 4/24. i saw the article linked on equidaily, and found it interesting.

TALE OF EKATI -- 100, 92, 94

Strengths: An excellent winner of the seven-furlong Futurity (G2) at two, Tale of Ekati (Tale of the Cat) was a very well-regarded colt entering 2008 but didn't run a step in the Louisiana Derby after breaking poorly in his first start back. He earned a measure of redemption in the Wood Memorial, gamely wearing down War Pass to win by a half-length, and Tale of Ekati received a commendable 100 Speed rating despite being softened up by the fast pace. He's eligible to improve off that tightener, and his female breeding suggests that he will relish a classic distance. The bay colt's stalk-and-pounce style could also prove effective.

Weaknesses: Tagg drilled the slow-starting colt twice from the gate following the Louisiana Derby, and Tale of Ekati will risk being compromised in traffic if he misses the break on Derby Day. While his female family is strong, sire Tale of the Cat doesn't inspire much confidence at 10 furlongs. Tale of Ekati has raced only twice this year, and one can legitimately question whether he's good enough at this point in his career to win the Derby.


http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/edito...e.cgi?id=11296

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by philcski

Except for about 30 yards from the wire when he dove inside to pass the tiring War Pass (who sort of wandered out at that point, probably due to the injury)... which i would hardly call riding the rail.

He did get quite buried and shuffled back in the La Derby, but he might have needed the race anyways... I'm scratching my head on what to think of this guy in the Derby. I will probably reluctantly toss him.

Be very careful about tossing that Sunday Silence blood.

[miraja2]

Originally Posted by Cardus

I'm looking at the Form's insert of past performances for the Triple crown contenders this morning, and I notice an incredibly low Tomlinson distance number (236) for this distance for Tale of Ekati. With the blood that you mentioned, it seemed like an odd rating. (Does he compute his figure through the sire line only?)

Because this is one of the rare threads this time of year that started out NOT being about the Kentucky Derby, I think we should at least make an effort to keep it that way. Also, I don't know exactly how those distance numbers are calculated....because I don't pay any attention to them.

As for Prado, I would still take him in a big race over almost any other jock out there.