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[justindew]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I don't know about that molester stache Dew has working ... but having Bittel Road ranked #4 right now is most disappointing. I know he could have found 20 or 30 horses currently stabled in Japan with a better shot at winning the Derby.

Those rankings are based on a number of things, value being one of them. Bittel Road is a big price in Vegas right now, and ran well in the Cash Call. Turf is probably his game, I agree. If he fails to impress in a subsequent start on "non-turf", I'll remove him. And I have Brother Keith at #5 for God's sake.

And I don't have a stache. Full goatie, thanks. The shadows are playing tricks on you.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Bittel Road is tremendously mediocre on any surface imo ... but he does deserve some credit because his dam has one of the coolest names ever.

[justindew]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Bittel Road is tremendously mediocre on any surface imo ... but he does deserve some credit because his dam has one of the coolest names ever.

Tremendously mediocre on any surface? He's a multiple stakes winner on grass, ran 4th in a Grade I on synthetic, and he's never tried dirt.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

The two stakes wins on turf include head wins over Skipadate and Driving Snow. Skipadate ran 11th in the Juvie turf and was beaten 25 in the Delta Jackpot. Driving Snow ran a better race in his defeat.

He's been pretty much exposed as no star on turf - he's lost his last two starts on the surface, including a no excuse defeat to Mr. Rod.

As for synthetic, he was 4th in a VERY sub-par running of the Hollywood Futurity.

As for his dirt prospects, how many horses that Todd Pletcher originally debuts on turf go on to be much better dirt horses?

And as for his 10 furlong prospects, both his sire and dam were speed sprinters. It's not exactly the type of pedigree where you expect late development and improvement with added distance.

[justindew]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

The two stakes wins on turf include head wins over Skipadate and Driving Snow. Skipadate ran 11th in the Juvie turf and was beaten 25 in the Delta Jackpot. Driving Snow ran a better race in his defeat.

He's been pretty much exposed as no star on turf - he's lost his last two starts on the surface, including a no excuse defeat to Mr. Rod.

As for synthetic, he was 4th in a VERY sub-par running of the Hollywood Futurity.

As for his dirt prospects, how many horses that Todd Pletcher originally debuts on turf go on to be much better dirt horses?

And as for his 10 furlong prospects, both his sire and dam were speed sprinters. It's not exactly the type of pedigree where you expect late development and improvement with added distance.

Tremendously mediocre? VERY sub-par? You're so dramatic.

I still think calling him "tremendously mediocre" is a stretch, especially by today's standards. And he's been bet from 125-1 to 75-1 in Vegas.

We'll see how he fares on dirt/synthetic in his next attempt, if there is one. If he runs on the main track again and fails to improve, I'm sure Pletcher won't push him along the trail.