The two prep approach?

Java Gold · #1 04-13-2007, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by whodey17

The horse doesnt know how many preps he has had. The horse doesnt care. I think we are going to see more horses who already have the graded money only have 2 preps. I also think we are going to see more horses with 5-7 weeks off before the Derby. heck, just 5 years ago I believe, the Wood, Arkansas and Bluegrass were all run on the same day (usually about 3-4 weeks from the Derby). The only horse who needs 3 preps this year is Curlin because he had ZERO foundation.

Oh I beg to differ that the horse does not know. Agree he does not when loading to go 1 1/4 miles but you bet your bottom dollar he will know when he starts wavering at 1/8 pole gasping for the line. Must have the 3 preps for me or toss out for the win.

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King Glorious · #2 04-13-2007, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Java Gold

Oh I beg to differ that the horse does not know. Agree he does not when loading to go 1 1/4 miles but you bet your bottom dollar he will know when he starts wavering at 1/8 pole gasping for the line. Must have the 3 preps for me or toss out for the win.

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I don't know if I agree with that. What if the three preps are 6f, 7f, and 1m? Would that be better than two preps, one at 8.5f and one at 9f? I don't know that I believe that. I think it's more about what kinds of races u have to get ready more than the number. If it's just simply a number of preps thing and three is better than two, wouldn't it stand to reason that four would be better than three and that five would be better than four?

slotdirt · #3 04-13-2007, 02:07 PM

Not that it's entirely similar, but when one prepares for a marathon, he or she never runs the full marathon distance before actually running the marathon. You do get pretty darn close though. I would say you'd at least like to see a horse get a 9f prep at some point before May 5.

King Glorious · #4 04-13-2007, 02:11 PM

I'm not a trainer (shocking news there) but if I were, I think the way I would do it is get the 9f prep out of the way first. Probably try to get it in mid-March. If it went well, in mid-April, maybe two weeks before the Derby, look to get a sharp mile into him. Could even be on the grass. I'd rather do it that way than run the hardest race as the last one before the Derby.

Java Gold · #5 04-13-2007, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by King Glorious

I don't know if I agree with that. What if the three preps are 6f, 7f, and 1m? Would that be better than two preps, one at 8.5f and one at 9f? I don't know that I believe that. I think it's more about what kinds of races u have to get ready more than the number. If it's just simply a number of preps thing and three is better than two, wouldn't it stand to reason that four would be better than three and that five would be better than four?

Ask Bob Baffert that with Point Given. Point Given is a classic classic case of one that should have been a Triple Crown winner. Complete monster...one of the greates looking horses I have ever seen!

Two preps and what happened in the derby? But goes on to win the Preakness & Belmont & Haskell & Travers.... etc....

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