Closing Fractions - nothing has become more overrated in regards to the KY Derby

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by cmfhb411

Silver Charm and what he got from the Santa Anita Derby comes to mind

Yeah - in Silver Charm's Santa Anita Derby race he was awesome. He dueled head-to-head (with my fathers favorite horse Sharp Cat) through a 45 flat half mile... Free House was rated and nailed him late.

My father lost several thousand dollars in Vegas on a head-to-head bet between Glitter Women and Sharp Cat in the Ky Oaks. Sharp Cat finished about 20 lengths in front of her - but was DQ'd for fouling her.

Giacomo Sham's stakes is actually a good example of this. He wasn't gaining ground late on Going Wild through a snail like 13 4/5 final furlong. Everyone else hated Giacomo's Sham because of the come-home time .. but it was probably his best race until he finished a good 4th in the BC Classic behind Invasor, Bernardini, and Premium Tap.




Smarty Jones almost lost the Southwest Stakes to a fast closing Two Down Automatic in a 26 and change final quarter in a race at just a mile. Funny Cide blew a loose lead in the Lousinanna Derby with Badge of Silver.