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[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by 1 dollar pick 3

The best ride was by Johnny V. The way he rushed up to close off the hole and then geared down to trap Invasor was a thing of beauty. If Johnny V didnt do that then Jara prob would have angled out and won by 7 plus lengths. But what a heads up ride by Johnny V.

That was Desermeaux who did that on A.P. Arrow....another one of his vintage crazed rides that he is only capable of.

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

That was Desermeaux who did that on A.P. Arrow....another one of his vintage crazed rides that he is only capable of.

I am not talking about AP Arrow, I am talking about the 4 horse Chatain.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by 1 dollar pick 3

I am not talking about AP Arrow, I am talking about the 4 horse Chatain.

Well---Kent D. put A.P. Arrow in an all-out drive, and strong left handed whipping...just to keep Invasor sealed in....and when he had him, you'll see him all of a sudden stop riding for a moment......it was very aggressive race riding...and was the cause of Invasor's troubles

[KirisClown]

Here's the replay... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2WkqdxHWbU

It's also on the NTRA site...

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Well---Kent D. put A.P. Arrow in an all-out drive, and strong left handed whipping...just to keep Invasor sealed in....and when he had him, you'll see him all of a sudden stop riding for a moment......it was very aggressive race riding...and was the cause of Invasor's troubles

Invasors problems were caused by Jara thinking about splitting 2 stopping 100-1 shots. I dont think that this race was as good as it looks because of the trouble. I mean he accelerated past 2 stopping horses and outfinished Penna's horse who wants no part of 1 1/8th, Hesanoldsalt who lost a ton of ground on the turn, and AP Arrow who also was steadied behind the stopping horses and was actually under the whip at the 3/8ths while behind Invasor. The pace set up well for him and they did not come home fast on a track that seemed to be a tick or 2 fast. Not saying that he was fully cranked or trying to denigrate the horse but this was not some superior performance. It was a very good horse overcoming a bit of trouble while beating overmatched foes.
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[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Invasors problems were caused by Jara thinking about splitting 2 stopping 100-1 shots. I dont think that this race was as good as it looks because of the trouble. I mean he accelerated past 2 stopping horses and outfinished Penna's horse who wants no part of 1 1/8th, Hesanoldsalt who lost a ton of ground on the turn, and AP Arrow who also was steadied behind the stopping horses and was actually under the whip at the 3/8ths while behind Invasor. The pace set up well for him and they did not come home fast on a track that seemed to be a tick or 2 fast. Not saying that he was fully cranked or trying to denigrate the horse but this was not some superior performance. It was a very good horse overcoming a bit of trouble while beating overmatched foes.
Feel free to blast me.

it's hard to really get a feel for the race because of how everything unfolded. obviously invasor should have come down the lane easy as pie-had his jock not made a colossal blunder early. says a lot about the horse that he came on again after that trouble-and also speaks volumes about the rest of the field that he took off so easy-you look that much better when everyone else is backpedalling.

that race shouldn't have had any excitement at all to it. here's hoping nothing is sore on him tomorrow!

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

The pace set up well for him and they did not come home fast on a track that seemed to be a tick or 2 fast. Not saying that he was fully cranked or trying to denigrate the horse but this was not some superior performance. It was a very good horse overcoming a bit of trouble while beating overmatched foes.
Feel free to blast me.

No, I agree with you to a large extent....his performance will be overrated.

While beating a very overmatched field on paper, He got a tremendous setup pace-wise, saved all the ground on a day when the rail was arguably the place to be, and though he had all that trouble on the far turn---it was not like he had to run all that fast through the final furlong to win.

Thirty minutes later, in a race run at the same distance, a 108/1 shot 3yo, who never had run a Beyer higher than 72 in his career, pressed the pace the entire way, and stayed on to win. The final furlong of that race was run in marginally faster time than the final 1/8th of the Invasor race.

As far as the ride by Kent D. on A.P. Arrow, I've seen him do that to many times, to many odds-on favorites trying to come inside of him....

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

As far as the ride by Kent D. on A.P. Arrow, I've seen him do that to many times, to many odds-on favorites trying to come inside of him....

He caused his own horse to be put in a bad spot by going apeshit at the 3/8ths when Invasor passed him.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

IMO, he was going apeshit that early to keep Invasor in.

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Invasors problems were caused by Jara thinking about splitting 2 stopping 100-1 shots. I dont think that this race was as good as it looks because of the trouble. I mean he accelerated past 2 stopping horses and outfinished Penna's horse who wants no part of 1 1/8th, Hesanoldsalt who lost a ton of ground on the turn, and AP Arrow who also was steadied behind the stopping horses and was actually under the whip at the 3/8ths while behind Invasor. The pace set up well for him and they did not come home fast on a track that seemed to be a tick or 2 fast. Not saying that he was fully cranked or trying to denigrate the horse but this was not some superior performance. It was a very good horse overcoming a bit of trouble while beating overmatched foes.
Feel free to blast me.

I'm sorry, are you the only one who actually objectively watches races here?

[The Bid]

Had Invasor been wide like he should have been, he would have won by 10 and I doubt Jara would have ever moved. That wasnt a good field, Invasor is a special horse.

He was simply too much horse for anything in there. He has a date with Destiny in Dubai.

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

That wasn't Johnny V. It was Cornelio Velasquez.

Thanks. I will go back and edit my post. Thanks for the correction.