Big Cap, Oaks and Kilroe Probables

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Watch the replay.... He ran huge to be that close, the pace was a crawl he made up a ton of groud. I would love to get to bet him over Gio Ponti in the big turf race on Belmont Day.

He cut the corner and had dead aim on a horse that was in a drive from midturn and couldn't pass him. Pace or otherwise he HUNG like a rat. He hasn't shown the ability to win in anything other than a favorable setup (i.e. a race that falls apart) to this point. Until he does, he's not a quality animal.

Then again: a high % trainer, a nice Beyer figure, and poor trip handicapping skills make for a healthy ROI.