1/23 (GP): Holy Bull S. (G3)

[pba1817]

I thought it was a very solid effort by the top 2 finishers... Jackson Bend was 4 or 5 wide around the entire trip and finished up pretty well considering the other horses that were near the pace folded up...

I am curious how the beyer figure's came back as low as they did..?

In a race at the same distance Quality Road received a 103 beyer when running :25.15, :48.3, 1:12, 1:36.33 unknown variant...

This race went :23.9, :45.9, 1:09.8, 1:36.1 with a track variant of 21...

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by pba1817

I thought it was a very solid effort by the top 2 finishers... Jackson Bend was 4 or 5 wide around the entire trip and finished up pretty well considering the other horses that were near the pace folded up...

I am curious how the beyer figure's came back as low as they did..?

In a race at the same distance Quality Road received a 103 beyer when running :25.15, :48.3, 1:12, 1:36.33 unknown variant...

This race went :23.9, :45.9, 1:09.8, 1:36.1 with a track variant of 21...

What was the figure?

[pba1817]

Winner received 91 and runner up 90, sorry

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by pba1817

I thought it was a very solid effort by the top 2 finishers... Jackson Bend was 4 or 5 wide around the entire trip and finished up pretty well considering the other horses that were near the pace folded up...

I am curious how the beyer figure's came back as low as they did..?

In a race at the same distance Quality Road received a 103 beyer when running :25.15, :48.3, 1:12, 1:36.33 unknown variant...

This race went :23.9, :45.9, 1:09.8, 1:36.1 with a track variant of 21...

Track was very fast today.

For starters ... the Danny L. Miller first-time-starter went 1:08 3/5ths at 6fs earlier on the card.

[pba1817]

So variant isn't part of the equation, just how fast other horses seem to be running over the track?

I actually do not think that the track was playing abnormally fast, I think that first timer you mentioned is probably a really fast horse, he did win easily by 5. The other main track races weren't super fast either....

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by pba1817

So variant isn't part of the equation, just how fast other horses seem to be running over the track?


I actually do not think that the track was playing abnormally fast, I think that first timer you mentioned is probably a really fast horse, he did win easily by 5. The other main track races weren't super fast either....

Lets see ... a track record was broken by a 3yo 4th-time-starter who's only prior career win came in a mcl race at Calder.

A horse beaten 7+ lengths at Calder last time out barely won a MSW race in 1:21 and high change over a Michael Mareina trained 17/1 shot first time starter. Curlin won his debut by a city block going 7fs at GP in 1:22

A Danny L Miller trained first time starter was 1/5th of a second off of a 4 year old track record for six furlongs.

Unusual Song ... 10K N2L claimer off of 12 straight defeates ran 1:16 and change in victory.

Yeah - the track wasn't abnormally fast today.

[pba1817]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Yeah - the track wasn't abnormally fast today.

Correct, btw do you know how to read a racing form?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Just sit in the back seat and keep your mouth shut.

[pba1817]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Just sit in the back seat and keep your mouth shut.

Tough guy...

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Track was very fast today.

For starters ... the Danny L. Miller first-time-starter went 1:08 3/5ths at 6fs earlier on the card.

This horse was the workmate of Tahitian Warrior, who won on opening day, and was subsequently sold and is now in Dubai. I thought today's effort might have a bit more impressive in that he did face a little adversity but still kicked away. Regardless, both were solid.