Anybody See the 6th at Laurel Today?

[Rupert Pupkin]

After the win with the troubled trip, the biggest question in my mind was whether or not the horse came out of the race in one piece. I think the answer is no. After that race, he didn't come back and work for 18 days. Then after that work, he didn't come back and work for 17 days and that work was a 3 furlong work, two days before his race.

I highly doubt this horse was doing well coming into this race and I highly doubt he ran anything close to his best. We may never know for sure. It will be interesting to see if he takes a long vacation.

By the way, even according to the infallible Beyer numbers, he didn't run anything close to his best. He ran a 78 Beyer in his debut.

There is also a chance I could be wrong about the horse's ability. It wouldn't be the first or the last time.