Eight Belles & Proud Spell

Danzig · #1 04-23-2008, 07:49 PM

i don't think it's crazy Hx3. you won't know if you don't try. eight belles had everything go wrong in her last, and still won. i bet she got a lot more out of that race than pyro and cool coal man got out of the bluegrass....
as for the rules for entering, i think the derby needs reworking big time. but i don't think porter should get blasted either. he's going to take a shot, but will also do what he thinks is best for his horses-which you don't often see. he wants a chance, but not if he thinks his gals will be compromised too badly to take that chance.

but then again, i'm biased in that i think the field is too dammed big anyway.

hockey2315 · #2 04-23-2008, 08:03 PM

Eight Belles will not win the derby. But if they want to enter her, they should just do it and not enter both.

cakes44 · #3 04-24-2008, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

...eight belles had everything go wrong in her last, and still won.

She went 2 wide going into the first turn, was 1 length off a 3/4 in 1:12+, and went 3 wide into the stretch. Gayego would have won that race by 5 or 6.

Danzig · #4 04-24-2008, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by cakes44

She went 2 wide going into the first turn, was 1 length off a 3/4 in 1:12+, and went 3 wide into the stretch. Gayego would have won that race by 5 or 6.

hopped at the start, is a front runner who was last early. she faced more than just being a bit wide. and learned that she could come from off the pace (at a front-runner favoring track) which is not something that can be said about some of her male competition.
as i said, with her figs, she fits in. i never said she'd win-nor did i pick her up in the last rttr offering.

cakes44 · #5 04-24-2008, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

hopped at the start, is a front runner who was last early. she faced more than just being a bit wide. and learned that she could come from off the pace (at a front-runner favoring track) which is not something that can be said about some of her male competition.
as i said, with her figs, she fits in. i never said she'd win-nor did i pick her up in the last rttr offering.

You and I are just seeing that trip quite a bit differently. There is no denying that she most certainly is NOT a front-runner though.