4/18 (KEE): Lexington (GII); Giant's Causeway

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by CSC

I thought it was a nice 'prep' for Square Eddie, prep being the operative word, he looked healthy enough yesterday and no doubt needed a race.

How do you come up with this assessment? Anything remotely approaching a decent trip, anything near what the top 2 in the race got, and SQ gallops.

Name a horse that would've won under those conditions.

If you can't readily think of one, then maybe SQ was fit and didn't need the race. He just got abused by the trip.

SQ was short the way Bernardini was short in the BC.

[freddymo]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

How do you come up with this assessment? Anything remotely approaching a decent trip, anything near what the top 2 in the race got, and SQ gallops.

Name a horse that would've won under those conditions.

If you can't readily think of one, then maybe SQ was fit and didn't need the race. He just got abused by the trip.

SQ was short the way Bernardini was short in the BC.

I guess Arazi should have won the Derby.. Square Eddie made a nice move he isnt that good

[CSC]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

How do you come up with this assessment? Anything remotely approaching a decent trip, anything near what the top 2 in the race got, and SQ gallops.

Name a horse that would've won under those conditions.

If you can't readily think of one, then maybe SQ was fit and didn't need the race. He just got abused by the trip.

SQ was short the way Bernardini was short in the BC.

It's an educated assumption, he made a big move and then flattened out, if he was 100% tight he would have won the race despite the trip which in no way am I disputing. They probably left something in the tank so he can still peak for the Derby, it doesn't make any sense to squeeze the stone dry to win the Lexington when he had enough earnings already. O'Neill's too sharp to do that.

[blackthroatedwind]

Prado's ride on Square Eddie was absurdly bad.

It will be very unfortunate if this horse runs in the KY Derby.

[Indian Charlie]

That ride by Prado was as bad as it gets, but one positive for Square Eddie for the derby is that he won't have Prado weighting him down.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Prado's ride on Square Eddie was absurdly bad.

It will be very unfortunate if this horse runs in the KY Derby.

what did you think of the ride on santa teresita? i was wondering how long the jock was going to try to force her thru on the rail before he finally realized it wasn't going to happen.