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[kentuckyrosesinmay]

I like Gayego at this point, but he might be too slow and have distance limitations.

He is not good enough right now to beat Georgie Boy IMO, but he could pick up the pieces.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Don't like the rail.Not gunna play him.Still be a decent price for the derby(even if he wins.) Respect the 3,4,and 8 too much to take less than 8-1.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

If nothing else, Gayego is a nice horse to look at on the track.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

No,ain't gun get 10f.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Nice race by the top 3. Georgie Boy much the best. Gayego on the improve.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

The Santa Anita Derby is going to be one heck of a race. Cali wins the Derby this year IMO. The only thing that I didn't like about this race was that Georgie Boy didn't switch leads.

[2Hot4TV]

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

The Santa Anita Derby is going to be one heck of a race. Cali wins the Derby this year IMO.

GB has been pointing to the big dance since Del Mar and he sure has grown up, but to put the west coast horse at the haed of the class is way too generious at this point. Pyro has really looked the part so far. I will make it a point to go out for the Santa Anita Derby this year and get a close look.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by 2Hot4TV

GB has been pointing to the big dance since Del Mar and he sure has grown up, but to put the west coast horse at the haed of the class is way too generious at this point. Pyro has really looked the part so far. I will make it a point to go out for the Santa Anita Derby this year and get a close look.

The top three out west are scary good, and it is hard to separate them at this point. I like Colonel John the best out of them, but only because I've been following him since the beginning. I really like the colt.

I would like to see Pyro run the last 1/8 of a mile and an 1/8 race in less than 12 seconds. When he does that, I will put him ahead of them.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Gayego didn't relax like I was looking for.No doubt he is a hard trying horse.To me,he looked better sprinting.Wasn't running easy like he did sprinting.Too much like hard work.I guess he deserves another try 2 turning,but I don't think he wanted it.

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Gayego didn't relax like I was looking for.No doubt he is a hard trying horse.To me,he looked better sprinting.Wasn't running easy like he did sprinting.Too much like hard work.I guess he deserves another try 2 turning,but I don't think he wanted it.

He ran a heck of a race. Beautiful moving horse. He just ran into a very, very, very good horse today. He showed guts, and he tried. It's just that Georgie Boy is awesome. If Gayego improves a little bit more, he is right there.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

He ran a heck of a race. Beautiful moving horse. He just ran into a very, very, very good horse today. He showed guts, and he tried. It's just that Georgie Boy is awesome. If Gayego improves a little bit more, he is right there.

He is confusing me.I would like him to look a little more relaxed early on,but you're right.He came home fast.Georgie flew.He has a big beautiful stride,but he got beat because Georgie has a much quicker stride.It came down to acceleration.When a horse gets 1st crack at taking the lead (on a relatively slow pace,)and then gets beat,it would seem he is getting tired. Especially,since Georgie didn't change leads.I think he did get a little tired,but not as much as when I saw it live.It was more a case of Georgie running huge.To me,Gayego has the best stride of all the 3 year olds.With that stride,he is still dangerous.He looked like he got a lil tired late,and came out some.If he can improve his stamina,he will look like some very nice big striding grinders (Tiznow etc.)It's a big if.He look tired to you? I think they all did(except Georgie.)I have access to the head-on of the start,and Gayego is a lil' too keen.They need to get him to relax a lil more.He is pulling a lil bit early on.Let's face it,this is an o.k. trainer,but not a great one.They need to get him to relax better.I don't have a head-on of the stretch finish.Does he lug out,or is Mike trying to intimidate a lil bit? Smith said he wouldn't swap his horse's talent for anybody else's.He just wasn't sure he could 2 turn until he did it.That bothers me a lil.I mean he works him(a horse with that big a stride,)and isn't sure he would 2 turn.I wonder if he would swap now(FOR GEORGIE'S Talent.) Maybe I am a lil too critical of Gayego.I guess I expect a horse that moves that well to win every race.