Any respect for Pyro now?

[pgiaco]

Originally Posted by jcs11204

you guys are making it like he ran up the track or something, and the derby will be more like 22 45.2 1.09.3
rather the 22.2 46.1 1.11

in my mind that is a big difference

You are right. He'll be 25 lengths back and make a breathtaking run to get up for tenth.

[Bobby Fischer]

Pathetic for the horse/rider combo when you can't run down War Pass in a race like that. Clearly the target. You can forgive them if War Pass freaks on the lead. You can forgive them if any OTHER horse freaks for a big performance.
-It is unforgiveable to have War Pass run a sloppy-second, with a weak finish, and Court Vision comes gallupmfing up 1.25 lengths behind your MARK.


A better ride could have POSSIBLY had Court Vision more competitive in the Wood. Gomez was fashionably late to the party. Anybody's mother looking at the form could have said "you gotta expect Gomez to be a little closer to the pace than when he let it get away in the FOY..." but the adjustment didn't happen. However, that race was such a grade IV/Allowancen1x POS, that a "more competitive" possibility isn't a compliment in any way.

Damn War Pass and Tale of Ekati couldn't run 9 furlongs in 1:54 and change. Cost Court Vision the race...oh and that darned Gomez!!!

Fun da mental.

[Danzig]

or just mental.

[Bobby Fischer]

wuh pass run slow like

duh cut vih shun no catch up

go go no timey duh targut

it makey no difrunce

Originally Posted by Bobby Fischer

wuh pass run slow like

duh cut vih shun no catch up

go go no timey duh targut

it makey no difrunce

No it didn't make a difference. Jesus Christ couldn't get that plodder closer to the pace. You're just a sourpuss idiot.

[Bobby Fischer]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

No it didn't make a difference. Jesus Christ couldn't get that plodder closer to the pace. You're just a sourpuss idiot.

how can I say objectively that CV's performance in the wood probably proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that he is a non-contender any time soon for a decent race... and that a length or two better of a ride would not have mattered because the quality of the race was so poor?

Somehow I keep coming off as a sourgrapes Court Vision fanatic

you could be right, Gomez may have given him the best possible ride. Fine. Unless you think the Wood was a great race, it was a really poor performance from court vision and war pass at 1.25 lengths ahead was also a poor performance. Tale of Ekati's performance at 1.75 lengths ahead of CV was also poor unless you have some theory that "just did enough to win" and therefore "had tons left". The race sucked. Someone had to run 1st 2nd or 3rd. Rides didn't matter, trips didn't matter