Smokey Stover VS Fabulous Stirke

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by VOL JACK

Sorry, I see what your saying with the speed figures. At first glance, it sounded like you thought he could beat any horse at any distance.

Well....I'm not exactly the sharpest when it comes to writing clarity.

Glad to be able to clear it up for you.

[bogeydaman]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I would love to see Smokey Stover draw an inside post....and Fabulous Strike get hooked through fast fractions early---if it plays out like that, we will surely find out who the best sprinter in the country really is....unless they both get beat. And, if that's the case, we'll know we have two sprinters who are nothing short of monsterous when they get their trip and don't have to face a lot of adversity...but also very vulnerable when circumstances don't play to their favor.

This is still a few days in advance, but keep in mind that Calder is a very "quirky" track for shippers. A significant % of horses don't take to the deep track and / or the significant humidity in the Florida summer (also need to consider the probability of an off track as it rains just about ever day at 4:00 in So. Fla). Last year's summit stakes were closer to the norm (Local horses winning the big races at huge mutuals) than the year prior (with LITF, Woke Up Dreamin, and Madcap Escapade winning at low priced mutuals).

I would not come to any specific conclusion about the ability (or lack thereof) of Smokey Stover or Fabulous Strike based on one race at CRC. I would upgrade the chances of Mach Ride, Paradise Dancer, and of course Weigilia based on their prior abilities shown on the local dirt (and what figure to be nice mutuals).