after the belmont,,tgs drop the ball

[Dunbar]

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

taking a stand against curlin and backing hard spun..tisk tisk...

Well Curlin was the one with the BIG last-race fig, so Curlin's "bounce" was inevitable, right?

Now I'll probably hear that Curlin did bounce.

;>)

--Dunbar

[cmorioles]

I find it very funny that I, a pace guy, really hated Hard Spun, while those guys that don't use pace liked him.

[byalip]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

I find it very funny that I, a pace guy, really hated Hard Spun, while those guys that don't use pace liked him.

I got pace figs from HTRF.com and Curlin was on top, only slightly ahead of RTR, then Tiago, then Hard Spun.

And all you had to do was summon up the image of Curliin blowin by Hard Spun in the Preakness. I'd say that your assessment was spot on.

[Thunder Gulch]

Jerry just didn't want to give any credit to anything with the "Rags" name as a part of it.

[golfer]

Just to set the record stright, TG did like Rags to Riches. Their exact quote was:

"This is not a great betting race, but it's worth taking a position against Curlin. Hard Spun and Rags to Riches are the obvious ones to use, and Tiago can be thrown into the mix."

TG definitely blew the read on Hard Spun.

[Scav]

TG didn't blow the read whatsoever on Spun, it is up to the horse and conditioner to continue the pattern, and the horse didn't perform. Bad ride or not, I have no idea what happened, but the right pattern read was there IMO

[golfer]

Scav, the key to the race was beating Curlin, who had just run a 3 pt top off 2 weeks rest, and they had to pick someone... but Hard Spun had reacted from a neg 1.25 to a zero. Since he already reacted to his Derby top, why would 3 weeks rest and a 3rd start in 5 weeks make him a logical play to go forward again?
They called it a tricky read, and it turned out to be incorrect.