Alabama

[Travis Stone]

Blind Luck completely out-ran Devil May Care yesterday. It's hard to find an excuse for DMC to be honest.

Blind Luck is legit, relative to the crop anyway. Her KY Oaks was an amazing performance.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

Blind Luck completely out-ran Devil May Care yesterday. It's hard to find an excuse for DMC to be honest.

If Devil May Care competed against Blind Luck at her best distance - which is probably 7 furlongs or a mile in my opinion - do you still think she'd only have 2 lengths early separation on her?

After 8fs in the Derby - Devil May Care was still in hand and clearly infront of good miler horses like Conveyance, Discreetly Mine, and Sidney's Candy ... when put to a drive in the final quarter mile, she proceeded to give 10.5 lengths away through a final quarter mile of 26.80

She basically staggered her final quarter mile in a trotter like 28.50 while horses like Ice Box and Make Music For Me absolutely ran over the top of her in the stretch.

I agree that she ran like the 4th best horse in the Alabama field yesterday - but the 10f distance is an excuse - and she is not the 4th best horse in that race. At 7 furlongs - I believe she'd take that field apart. Velazquez thought his best chance was to take her back and try to outfinish Blind Luck.

[letswastemoney]

I just noticed Life At Ten is by Malibu Moon as well. She won the Del Cap at 10 furlongs. I wonder if she can beat Rachel next Sunday at 10 F.

According to some, Rachel cannot get 10 F, despite never even trying the distance. Should be an interesting race of who will last the longest.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

I just noticed Life At Ten is by Malibu Moon as well. She won the Del Cap at 10 furlongs. I wonder if she can beat Rachel next Sunday at 10 F.

According to some, Rachel cannot get 10 F, despite never even trying the distance. Should be an interesting race of who will last the longest.

According to some L@T is simply to slow.

[NTamm1215]

Life at Ten's two big wins have been aided greatly by circumstances. The track was very speed favoring when she won the Ogden Phipps and tactically she had a gigantic advantage in the Del Cap. She will certainly receive a test the likes of which she hasn't seen before and Rachel will also face the best horse she's seen in 2010, so it's a good matchup I think.

NT

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Life at Ten's two big wins have been aided greatly by circumstances. The track was very speed favoring when she won the Ogden Phipps and tactically she had a gigantic advantage in the Del Cap. She will certainly receive a test the likes of which she hasn't seen before and Rachel will also face the best horse she's seen in 2010, so it's a good matchup I think.

NT

You of all people know this will be hard for me to say, if Rachel is 80% of what she was last year, she will BLAST L@T, totally destroy her.

[Indian Charlie]

Zenyatta.