3/23 (TP): Spiral (G3), Bourbonette Oaks (G3), Rushaway

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Danzig

yeah, i agree about the virginia race being one he might be better suited for. but with animal kingdom winning the ky derby, i don't know that i can completely toss black onyx. thanks.

Watchmaker's column about the races this weekend explores the Black Onyx-Animal Kingdom comparisons. You might find it interesting reading.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Watchmaker's column about the races this weekend explores the Black Onyx-Animal Kingdom comparisons. You might find it interesting reading.

You mean the article that, while comparing the two horses, fails to mention that while Animal Kingdom had never raced on dirt prior to the Derby, Black Onyx has already run a few times on dirt, and he immediately improved significantly on turf, and then synthetic. Seems to me that is a pretty important fact to just completely ignore.

[OTM Al]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

You mean the article that, while comparing the two horses, fails to mention that while Animal Kingdom had never raced on dirt prior to the Derby, Black Onyx has already run a few times on dirt, and he immediately improved significantly on turf, and then synthetic. Seems to me that is a pretty important fact to just completely ignore.

Yep. The only comperable things that I could see were that they both won the Spiral and their BSFs increased in similar ways, which usually happens when 3yos win a stakes race....Of course we should hardly find it surprising that a horse does better on the surface he was meant to run on in the first place, but I guess enough people did that he keyed off a $159 and then a $220 exacta. This is a trend I hope to see continue, but as to the horse himself, I expect to see him passing a bunch of fried front enders in the lane, but a 5th or 6th place finish would be about the best I see happening barring tons of defections

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

You mean the article that, while comparing the two horses, fails to mention that while Animal Kingdom had never raced on dirt prior to the Derby, Black Onyx has already run a few times on dirt, and he immediately improved significantly on turf, and then synthetic. Seems to me that is a pretty important fact to just completely ignore.

it is important, which is why i asked for input on the horse. thanks.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

You mean the article that, while comparing the two horses, fails to mention that while Animal Kingdom had never raced on dirt prior to the Derby, Black Onyx has already run a few times on dirt, and he immediately improved significantly on turf, and then synthetic. Seems to me that is a pretty important fact to just completely ignore.

Well, maybe you want to tell Watchmaker, since he was the one who wrote the article.