ARISTIDES: Fabulous Strike 'comes out'..

Bobby Fischer · #1 06-01-2007, 04:36 PM

I have also been waiting for Strike to draw into a big race, to bet against him, but this field isn't that strong IMO. FS will give you a good 6 furlongs and his style can throw other early speed horses out of their game. This is about a Grade 3 level race, unless some others step up. The field is only 7 deep, its hard to get Strike out of the exacta even if he doesn't run well.

I am rooting for FS to win in visually impressive style this time.

Cannon Shell · #2 06-01-2007, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Bobby Fischer

This is about a Grade 3 level race, unless some others step up.

Well it is a Grade 3 race...

The Indomitable DrugS · #3 06-01-2007, 06:35 PM

There were some smoke and mirrors trip wise in those three WVA wins---all soft trips, against moderate company----however, his figures are stone cold legit.

He figures to get his trip here---so we should find out if he's just a freak at MNR and only a good horse elsewhere...or if he improved and developed since his loss as the 2/5 favorite to Diabolical four starts back.

SentToStud · #4 06-01-2007, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

There were some smoke and mirrors trip wise in those three WVA wins---all soft trips, against moderate company----however, his figures are stone cold legit.

He figures to get his trip here---so we should find out if he's just a freak at MNR and only a good horse elsewhere...or if he improved and developed since his loss as the 2/5 favorite to Diabolical four starts back.

We'll see. He's got about a 1 in 5 chance of NOT being 3 wide on the turn. If Off Duty breaks decent or better, he could be 4 wide. He's going to have a hard time passing two graded winners and holding off another graded winner off the trip he's likely to get.

GPK · #5 06-02-2007, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Small field and all, that was a very sharp effort. That horse can flat out fly.

and he looked effortless doing it as well Jay.

The Indomitable DrugS · #6 06-02-2007, 05:07 PM

Missed Churchill Downs track record for six furlongs by just 0.05 seconds.......

XIIPointStables · #7 06-02-2007, 05:09 PM

Impressive indeed!

GPK · #8 06-02-2007, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Missed Churchill Downs track record for six furlongs by just 0.05 seconds.......

Sure seemed to me like if he wanted it, it would have been no problem.

cmorioles · #9 06-02-2007, 05:09 PM

It is pretty rare I would call a horse an overlay at 4 to 5, but this is one of those times.

How soon do you think it will be until we see a horse with such gigantic figures, earned multiple times, go off at that price?

blackthroatedwind · #10 06-02-2007, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by cmorioles

It is pretty rare I would call a horse an overlay at 4 to 5, but this is one of those times.

How soon do you think it will be until we see a horse with such gigantic figures, earned multiple times, go off at that price?

I was thinking the same thing.

cmorioles · #11 06-02-2007, 08:44 PM

I would guess around 112. I only said a bit off his previous 120s.

philcski · #12 06-02-2007, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by cmorioles

I would guess around 112. I only said a bit off his previous 120s.

I was dumbfounded that they let a horse that fast get away with a first quarter of 22 2/5, which obviously affects the final time a tick or two, but to be realistic with the track playing as fast as it was today to earn a 120 he would have had to broken the track record by over a half a second.