Noble's Promise: Did Willie Cost him at least a placing?

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Originally Posted by the_fat_man

One constant in all these races: IB made the LAST move. Put him in a race where he has to do his own work and he's just not getting it done. He needs help. Quite a bit of help. So, I ask again: where's his GOOD race?

I've been consistently wrong about Ice Box. Despite an allowance win that I did like, I didn't fancy his chances in the Florida Derby, and I didn't like him Saturday. That being said, he's a 3YO who Zito has going in the right direction, and he's made a career out of developing such horses.

Ice Box ran well Saturday. You may be right that he will likely need "help" to win, but most horses do. Running well and having race dynamics in a horse's favor are not mutually exclusive concepts.