McKee Blew it!

2Hot4TV · #1 09-23-2006, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

LR actually rated fine in his last race. He came from 7 lengths back that day. I don't know why he was so rank today. I saw the same thing happen to him in another race. I think it was in the Arkansas Derby where McKee slightly asked him going into the first turn just to try to get a slightly better position, and the horse totally took off and dragged him all the way up to the lead.

I guess with this horse you can't ask him until you really want him to run because once you slightly step on the gas, he wants to run off.

If he would have relaxed today, he would have had a good chance to win the race. He just went a little bit too fast. That's not to take anything away from Strong Contender. He ran a good race too.

I didn't see his last race. Was he out side of horse with nothing in his face?

DJARUM · #2 09-23-2006, 07:04 PM

I like LR, but I don't think he is fast enough to compete at the top level. How about turf>

Rupert Pupkin · #3 09-23-2006, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 2Hot4TV

I didn't see his last race. Was he out side of horse with nothing in his face?

I only saw the race once so I can't remember exactly. I think he may have taken a little dirt early on and then swung out on the far turn. I can't remeber if he cricled the field or came between horses. He was way back early. The Form shows he was 5th, 8 lengths back at the first call. At the 2nd call he was 5th, 6 1/2 lengths behind. He was 2nd, a length back at the 3rd call.