kip devile 9/2 vs. showing up 6/1

Originally Posted by boldruler

I wasn't really following Barbaro that closely back then, but I was told Rock Lobster ran against him 1x and that he is a pretty good horse.

He was 4th beaten 11 lengths in the Laurel Futurity that Barbaro won. He then shipped to Cali to run in a stakes race at SA that was rained off. You can't count that race against him. In his last race, the Woodlawn, he beat a very moderate group in a slow figure effort. The third place horse that day Unbridled behaviour is also entered in here. He's a closing horse that likes grass. Being by Mt Livermore I question his wanting to go any farther than he has. A useful horse no doubt.