Maximum Security

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Originally Posted by Minidar

I was very surprised how many "experts" overlooked a golden wagering opportunity. Because of the stumble and duel it was obvious Hidden Scroll wasn't going to the front. This led to the most obvious lone f on a track that favors horses on the front with no pressure. Add to this Maximum Security had improving Bris figures each race and showed no signs of not improving again. The horse doesn't know he was entered in a mcl16. Also I can't believe the Hidden Scroll hype for a horse who only won on a sloppy track. Rosario is redeemed for the unjustified blame. In the end if the horse isn't good, he isn't good. Congrats team Maximum.

No handicapper is perfect. I’m sure most experts weighed the possibility and just thought a 49 second opening half mile was very unlikely and that even a slightly faster pace would have set up Code of Honor or Bourbon War or Harvey Wallbanger a little better. But it turns out, Maximum Security was able to slow the entire beginning of the race down and then finish everyone off. Great strategy by them. I’m not sure they’ll be able to repeat it in the derby. But maybe Maximum Security can finish strong even with a faster pace. We’ll see.