Oracle/Rupert...Debbie Got Even

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I'm not a result oriented guy Joel. I don't care what names may be attached to races horses ran. The simple fact is that both races were slow. I gave credit to Cotton Blossom for circling the field, though the second finisher had a tougher trip, but after her mediocre Spinaway effort I decided she has a strong case of the " slows ".

As for Octave, and the Adirondack, did you watch the race and evaluate the race from a pace and trip perspective? The race had about as big a pace/final time fig disparity as a race can have. She saved ground and had a perfect trip in a VERY slow race. She is a BUM. If you want to tell me Cotton Blossom will improve stretching out I will grant you that possibility, though I doubt she will beat anybody in even a relatively quickly run race, but Octave is simply a slow horse.

yeah, I think less of Octave and want to clarify that I don't love either one of them...I think Cotton Blossom has more upside for stretching out....The problem is that there is only around 8 weeks till the Breeders' Cup and there really isn't a filly that I love because none of them appear to be much to this point....I even am not the biggest fan of Point Ashley buy you have to say that she is the #1 seed right now....I thougt I really liked Jump On In but she looked like a $10K claimer in the lane the other day without much excuse...

I also thought Steve Flint's filly Change Up may be alright (and she will be okay), but she is clearly a balls-to-the-wall, one-turn animal as well....there's just nobody to get excited about in this division that has accomplished anything..

I actually like Zito's filly on her upside and ability to get the distance the best right now, but thats not saying much.....