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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
horses that are going to the Derby off two preps are likely a lot more cranked up than people seem to want to believe.
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Do you think it there might be a difference when it is a horse like this who doesn't need the graded earnings to get in?
On the one hand I'm always a bit hesitant to write off a disappointing performance on the grounds that the trainer didn't have the horse "cranked," because I'm somewhat skeptical of trainers ability to control when a horse is "cranked." On the other hand, with horses on the Derby Trail, where there is one definite goal race, I suppose it is possible that connections hold something back with a horse like this whose position in the field is already assured if he's healthy.
02-26-2011, 06:45 PM
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