The MassCap

cmorioles · #1 09-19-2007, 02:01 PM

What a putrid collection. But then again, the race is ungraded.

ninetoone · #2 09-19-2007, 02:03 PM

I think Evening Attire gets it done here.

boswd · #3 09-19-2007, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by cmorioles

What a putrid collection. But then again, the race is ungraded.

It's funny what a few months can do. If this race was held 3 months ago with these names we would be saying this is a pretty nice collection.

cmorioles · #4 09-19-2007, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by boswd

It's funny what a few months can do. If this race was held 3 months ago with these names we would be saying this is a pretty nice collection.

You have a mouse in your pocket?

I don't think any of these were rated highly by anyone 3 months ago, with the possible exception of Brass Hat.

boswd · #5 09-19-2007, 03:17 PM

I do but that's besides the point.

Fairbanks was a horse people were looking at as well as Dr. Pleasure and as you stated coming into the sprig/summer Brass Hat was pretty highly regarded. Alot higher than Lawyer Ron was before the Saratoga meet.

And come on you have to love Evening Attire.

FGFan · #6 09-20-2007, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by boswd

I do but that's besides the point.

Fairbanks was a horse people were looking at as well as Dr. Pleasure and as you stated coming into the sprig/summer Brass Hat was pretty highly regarded. Alot higher than Lawyer Ron was before the Saratoga meet.

And come on you have to love Evening Attire.

Yes I adore him, he even has his own thread. Lucky you Mass Cap people.
Wish Evening Attire would come run down here in the south.
Might not be the most competitive race, but some nice horses in there.
Hope you all have a fun and great day!

SentToStud · #7 09-19-2007, 03:35 PM

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Brass hat was never more highly regarded than Lawyer Ron. His comeback effort was respected, but look at their odds in the Whitney. I'll sort of give you Fairbanks, but I don't remember Dr. Pleasure getting any buzz this year, for good reason.

Wasn't Brass Hat a G1 winner with a Dubai WC 2nd before Lawyer Ron beat older in a stakes? You'd have to downgrade not only his G 1 win but also his second in the DWC to say he was never regarded higher than LR.

boswd · #8 09-19-2007, 04:14 PM

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I meant this year. Was Brass hat more highly regarded than Lawyer Ron before Saratoga? Because their odds certainly didn't show it.

are you talking Morning line odds or post time odds? I can't remember.

blackthroatedwind · #9 09-19-2007, 05:04 PM

Sounds like an argument for the sense of an argument. Neither was really comparable in that Brass Hat got hurt as Lawyer Ron was coming on the scene as a 3YO. Thus there was never really a comparison. By the time Brass Hat came back from a serious injury Lawyer Ron had at least established himself as competitive and Brass Hat was at best suspect due to his injuries, time off, and advancing age. Certainly Lawyer Ron was a likelier winner of the Whitney, their first meeting, whomever you liked in the race.