Went The Day Wrong

[Grey Lag]

Originally Posted by pointman

Creative Cause got his a$$ handed to him by the 2 best three year old route horses in training today too, is he not a dirt horse?

Creative Cause was well beaten but he did get a 102 BSF for the Preakness, which matched his best in the San Felipe.

[Linny]

Most people who own horses don't consider going from 5th to 3rd 'sliding back" when you are running in similar company.

CC went back to Cali while Bode went straight to Baltimore.

[slotdirt]

I think Creative Cause is just a cut below. No shame in that.

[Gate Dancer]

I thought I noticed quite a bit of sweating on WTDW right before he was loaded in the gate. I had him boxed with IHA and knew it was over for that exacta.

[LARHAGE]

Originally Posted by Linny

Most people who own horses don't consider going from 5th to 3rd 'sliding back" when you are running in similar company.

CC went back to Cali while Bode went straight to Baltimore.

Except he got beat by 9, considering how close he has been to these two prior, I would consider that sliding back. I also
stated the ship may have been the reason, I know Bode and IHA stayed put, hence the reason for my post
to begin with.

[Linny]

Agreed Laharge but once a horse is clearly not going to contend with the top two there is no reason to ride him hard to be closer to them. He had 3rd locked up so there was no reason for him to be ridden hard late, though if he had, he might have been closer.

Two weeks rest, plus two long flights could have caused a regression. I think CC might be better than what he showed on Sat. relative to the top pair.

[cmorioles]

Originally Posted by LARHAGE

Except he got beat by 9, considering how close he has been to these two prior, I would consider that sliding back. I also
stated the ship may have been the reason, I know Bode and IHA stayed put, hence the reason for my post
to begin with.

Sure, it could be a reason, but isn't it more likely he was beaten 9 lengths because he pressed a superior horse too early?

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Grey Lag

Creative Cause was well beaten but he did get a 102 BSF for the Preakness, which matched his best in the San Felipe.

Creative Cause got a 95 Beyer Speed figure for his Preakness effort.

[Grey Lag]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Creative Cause got a 95 Beyer Speed figure for his Preakness effort.

Thank you for the correction. I should stop relying on DRF message boards without double checking.

[King Glorious]

I never got the fascination with Ice Box either.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Grey Lag

Thank you for the correction. I should stop relying on DRF message boards without double checking.

DRF doesn't have a message board.

[Grey Lag]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

DRF doesn't have a message board.

There are comments sections at the bottom of every article. So yeah, not technically a message board. But you nailed me so good for you.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by Grey Lag

Look at the bottom of every article.

Those are comments. Most of them pretty uninformed. As you have offered.

This is a message board.

[10 pnt move up]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

This is a message board.

So their more informed?