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Old 05-02-2011, 11:25 AM
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I'm sure you're referring to the VERY brief steady as the field straightened away in the Louisiana Derby. That hardly constitutes a troubled trip. From that point he had 3/16ths of a mile to catch the leader and made a nice late move but never encountered the type of trouble that precluded him from winning the race.

His trip in the Arkansas Derby was beyond perfect. He had nary a straw in his path in the final three furlongs and was lucky enough to have Archarcharch make the first move into a collapsing pace. Still, he found a way to come up short.

I'm not against Nehro in the Derby because there are reasons to like him. He clearly looks to be the type of horse who can stay the distance, he's steadily improving and he should get a good pace to run at. There's nothing about his trips in his last two races that bolster his win credentials IMO. He had a very nice setup in the Ark Derby.
Based on that are you comfortable (or should I be) backing Archarcharch? I think he is coming in right and looks like the kind (style/attitude) of horse who wins this race.
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Old 05-02-2011, 11:50 AM
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Based on that are you comfortable (or should I be) backing Archarcharch? I think he is coming in right and looks like the kind (style/attitude) of horse who wins this race.
I think anyone who is throwing out Archarcharch is playing with fire.
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Old 05-02-2011, 11:54 AM
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I think anyone who is throwing out Archarcharch is playing with fire.
I sort of agree. If it were 9 furlongs I might use him, just like Comma, but at 10 even against a weak group I don't like him as much
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Old 05-02-2011, 01:08 PM
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I think anyone who is throwing out Archarcharch is playing with fire.
Nice to hear, I am seriously considering backing him as my key horse. Thanks Nick.
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Old 05-02-2011, 03:14 PM
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Nice to hear, I am seriously considering backing him as my key horse. Thanks Nick.
He is my key. Thinking the price is 10 to 14-1, though there seems to be some momentum behind him.
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