Pletcher - quote on Quay

[clydewine]

Originally Posted by timmgirvan

Sounds like he's talented but green! Does he wear blinkers? That would keep him a bit more focused,right?

He won't need blinkers when he comes from behind, like smith did on Tiago in the SA Derby. Remember 2, 3 or 4 horses added blinkers and Smith removes blinkers. That was a smart move on Smith's part. And that was a nice ride by Smith also. Another good ride was how No Biz kept pacesetter from passing in the Wood. Looked a little like the old Funnycide. If No Biz let the pace horse pass he would have had to go around him on the outside later. That was good riding. If he breaks right in the Derby No Biz will be one of the the 2, 3 or 4 horses leading the way, not pressing anymore than he has to. And should hang well into the stretch. The distance shoudn't be a problem. Like the other 19 horses he needs a good trip. And the better trip may be in the first group of 3, 4, or five horses. And he will probably be the strongest, more lasting of the others in his group

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by clydewine

He won't need blinkers when he comes from behind, like smith did on Tiago in the SA Derby. Remember 2, 3 or 4 horses added blinkers and Smith removes blinkers. That was a smart move on Smith's part. And that was a nice ride by Smith also. Another good ride was how No Biz kept pacesetter from passing in the Wood. Looked a little like the old Funnycide. If No Biz let the pace horse pass he would have had to go around him on the outside later. That was good riding. If he breaks right in the Derby No Biz will be one of the the 2, 3 or 4 horses leading the way, not pressing anymore than he has to. And should hang well into the stretch. The distance shoudn't be a problem. Like the other 19 horses he needs a good trip. And the better trip may be in the first group of 3, 4, or five horses. And he will probably be the strongest, more lasting of the others in his group

Thank you for the info!

[ateamstupid]

I think CQ is going to be CQ for the first three-quarters, no matter what the fractions are. He pretty regularly churns out :25, :49 and 1:13, which will probably leave him about 7-12 lengths back through the first three calls. Then he's going to start his kick, which is probably good for a :48-:49 half or so, but his problem is that some of the frontrunners and/or stalkers might be able to run a sub-:25 final quarter if they get a break up front.

At least that's how I see it.