Zenyatta

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

That would give Uncle Mo a 107...

I'd have Blame/Zenyatta 108 - Uncle Mo 105

The track at Churchill slows down by around a second every day over the course of the day. If the Classic goes at the same time as the Juvenille (the Juvenille was not running at the beginning of the day but more in the middle of the day), I think the race goes in the 2:01 2/5- 2:01 4/5 range.

I know that you disagree with that, but making that assumption what would that do to the Beyers? Uncle Mo obviously ran huge today. He ran a 102 when he broke his maiden. I'd probably give him a 105 or so and I'd probably give Blame a 111 or so.

[hockey2315]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

The track at Churchill slows down by around a second every day over the course of the day. If the Classic goes at the same time as the Juvenille (the Juvenille was not running at the beginning of the day but more in the middle of the day), I think the race goes in the 2:01 2/5- 2:01 4/5 range.

I know that you disagree with that, but making that assumption what would that do to the Beyers? Uncle Mo obviously ran huge today. He ran a 102 when he broke his maiden. I'd probably give him a 105 or so and I'd probably give Blame a 111 or so.

That's not really how it works.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

That's not really how it works.

How does it work? Please enlighten me.

[hockey2315]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

How does it work? Please enlighten me.

What evidence do you have that the track was slowing down? It has been open for what? Three days before this? Are you basing this on what was going on months ago before the extreme drought? I guess we'll just assume every horse ran their top and work it out that way. . . It's obviously going to be a tough fig to make, and one that won't really tell us anything.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

What evidence do you have that the track was slowing down? It has been open for what? Three days before this? Are you basing this on what was going on months ago before the extreme drought? I guess we'll just assume every horse ran their top and work it out that way. . . It's obviously going to be a tough fig to make, and one that won't really tell us anything.

One of my trainers at Churchill mentioned it to me when we ran a horse at Churchill in June on a Friday night. And so far this meet, it has looked the same way. On opening day (last Sunday), I think the track slowed down quite a bit over the course of the day. Some really good 2 year olds (allowance horses with stakes potential) ran 6 1/2 furlongs in 1:19 late in the day and the final race of the day (a 2 year old MSW) went in 1:13 2/5. Earlier in the day, the MSWs were running much faster.