4/18 (KEE): Lexington (GII); Giant's Causeway

[Sightseek]

Here's hoping that they send Eddie home.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Here's hoping that they send Eddie home.

Why, while I don't think he has a chance in the Derby, he ran pretty big today, TVG showed an ISO and when asked, he exploded. Just got tired, which was expected.....

Originally Posted by Scav

Why, while I don't think he has a chance in the Derby, he ran pretty big today, TVG showed an ISO and when asked, he exploded. Just got tired, which was expected.....

That move around the turn would've been incredible at Los Al.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Scav

Why, while I don't think he has a chance in the Derby, he ran pretty big today, TVG showed an ISO and when asked, he exploded. Just got tired, which was expected.....

He's a good horse that could really do well for them this year.

I just think it was really obvious that he is not ready for the Derby seeing as he was a short horse today and two weeks isn't going to make a difference.

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

I just think it was really obvious that he is not ready for the Derby seeing as he was a short horse today and two weeks isn't going to make a difference.

But today's race will? You'd have an extremely hard time convincing me not to go with a horse who has a 2-year-old foundation, and now two starts as a 3-year-old, who puts in a wide middle move like that.

[randallscott35]

No way Square Eddie should have been left up in 3rd. And I'm usually pretty steward friendly. But c'mon.

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

But today's race will? You'd have an extremely hard time convincing me not to go with a horse who has a 2-year-old foundation, and now two starts as a 3-year-old, who puts in a wide middle move like that.

So you're saying that horse has got a shot to win the derby? Really?

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

But today's race will? You'd have an extremely hard time convincing me not to go with a horse who has a 2-year-old foundation, and now two starts as a 3-year-old, who puts in a wide middle move like that.

Two starts that were interrupted by a fracture...but clearly that doesn't matter.

[cakes44]

The horse has major talent. If I own him, I take a shot.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

The mother of Square Eddie was a multiple stakes placed turf horse - but she ran twice on dirt and could not stand up on dirt.

She was beaten 16 lengths with a 36 Beyer at Ellis Park the first time she tried dirt. The other time she tried dirt she was beaten 22 1/2 lengths at the Fairgrounds.

He started his career in Europe and has never raced on dirt before. Even if he was 100% ... he's a terrible syn-to-dirt projection on pedigree.

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

But today's race will? You'd have an extremely hard time convincing me not to go with a horse who has a 2-year-old foundation, and now two starts as a 3-year-old, who puts in a wide middle move like that.

The horse was off because of an injury, and lugged in badly in today's race. I'd say he's more likely to go backward off this race than move forward, especially with a short two-week turnaround and a likely hard dirt track at Churchill.