Father's Day - Playalong

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

I know he's taken a lot of heat from Fats but Rosario is improving every day. He's become a much better finisher and seems to be judging the pace exceptionally well.

NT

Yet there was a day last week when he broke apart two races by moving too soon. Joel looks good when you compare him to the rest of the colony out there. When compared to Gomez or Bejarano (clearly the best out there presently), he's a poor third.

What's a real shame is that a good understanding of trips on AW tracks is like money in the bank. (This is why it puzzles me that very good trip handicappers, like BTW, for example, waste their time playing dirt.) It's all about WHEN you move on these surfaces, and a jock with patience can overcome just about any pace scenario. This is a phenomenal statement given the commonly accepted notion that pace makes the race.

Unfortunately, Vic is, at best, a competent race watcher/interpreter and while Rosario might improve his physical skills, it's doubtful he'll get any better in terms of timing. Which means it'll probably always be what it is with Joel when it come to judging the setup: a COIN FLIP.

Not meaning to be critical, just my opinion.