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Old 06-04-2009, 06:45 AM
Gander Gander is offline
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Originally Posted by Kasept
Tim,

I forget who wrote or said this a number of years ago, but it has always stayed with me as a handicapping maxim as it has proven out. In advance of a BC Sprint where a major player was coming in off an extended break, the point was made by a capper or trainer that sprinters can perform at their best first race back without issue, as opposed to two turn horses who under most conditions, generally need a race to reach peak fitness.
Thanks Steve. I am a big fan of Benny but also Desert Key. This is a very tough race for me to get too involved with but I am leaning towards not using Benny, rather Desert Key the most and a little Fabulous Strike for obvious reasons.

Should be a fantastic undercard & Belmont Stakes!
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