Thoughts on Dunkirk's first race this year?

[tiznowthegreat]

Extremely nice race for a Thursday. Quite a few in here with potential that I could see making an impact on the derby trail. Really looking forward to seeing American Dance.

[eajinabi]

DENVER is running saturday at GP going 1 mile MSW.
Worked out in tandem with Dunkirk prior to thier FTS and had identical workout times. Not sure if that makes a difference but Dunkirk did win his first two races if its any indication. He is 12/1 ML and Velasquez has the mount. Lets see.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by eajinabi

DENVER is running saturday at GP going 1 mile MSW.
Worked out in tandem with Dunkirk prior to thier FTS and had identical workout times. Not sure if that makes a difference but Dunkirk did win his first two races if its any indication. He is 12/1 ML and Velasquez has the mount. Lets see.

Not that this is necessarily the case, but often the workmates are slower horses, and it would hardly surprise me if this horse was ridden hard, as a target for Dunkirk, while Dunkirk wasn't used as much.

I'm not saying this is the case but this is a major reason just finding workmates, without seeing the works, is a deceptive handicapping angle.

[eajinabi]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Not that this is necessarily the case, but often the workmates are slower horses, and it would hardly surprise me if this horse was ridden hard, as a target for Dunkirk, while Dunkirk wasn't used as much.

I'm not saying this is the case but this is a major reason just finding workmates, without seeing the works, is a deceptive handicapping angle.

That does make sense but DENVER is probably one of those horses that breaks slow and makes one final run which makes me think he is not suited for sprints but for routes.

[eajinabi]

Matter of fact 2nd,3rd,4th,5th place finishers behind Dunkirk in his MSW victory runs tommorow in the 6th and 10th race