Finger Lakes Today...

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Oscar Gomez was trying way too hard. He absolutely rode the hair off of her early to keep her close to a pace setter who - from a pace figure standpoint - runs graded stakes caliber like first quarters and always stops. The whole race was filled with speedball stoppers.

You can blame the trainer for riding an 8% jock at Finger Lakes and not recognizing the race shape.

If the trainer simply tells his jock "everyone in this field is capable of running a spectacular opening quarter. They can all go 21 and change on the lead -without urging - on a track that's no faster than par. Don't panic at all if they're sharper than you away from the gate. They'll knock heads - they have no other choice - you stay out of it. Own the final quarter mile! That's the important thing, they'll all hit a wall at the quarter pole and so will you if you gun her after they outquick you from the gate"

He tells his rider that - and she wins going away.

Instead, he guns up two lengths off of a 21.66 first quarter - that quarter set by the eventual last place finisher - a stopper whom I believe has one of the faster Moss pace figures I've ever seen.

So your saying she should move forward and take on Blind Luck?

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

So your saying she should move forward and take on Blind Luck?

She'd get smoked by Blind Luck. Where is her performance that makes her even remotely competitive with her?

I'm saying her trainer is as dumb as you for not instructing his 8% rider - and leaving the tactics up to him.

[clyde]

who is zenyatta!!??