I see big gaps back to 3rd.

[Travis Stone]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Unexpected results can happen when the pace goes to an extreme .. (Lemons Forever last-to-first at 47/1) Giacomo (18th after 6fs to 1st at 50/1) but that won't happen in either race this year ... and neither pace should be a crawl either.

You don't think a horse like Regal Ransom could get away with some easy fractions? Not that he can hold on, but is he going to set the race up for closers? Unlike in the past, there are zero one dimensional speed balls - Keyed Entry, Spanish Chestnut, Songandaprayer types.

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Indian Blessing should be 3/5 and Black Seventeen 5/2 ... cinch exacta.

Is this one a 'cinch' as well?

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

Is this one a 'cinch' as well?

Surely this is beneath you?

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Surely this is beneath you?

I couldn't resist. Nothing gives me more pleasure than when one of the SPEED DARLINGS loses. So it was more about the PLUG and high number horses in general, rather than the pick.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Surely this is beneath you?

It could have been worse. He could have brought up Pyro.

But that wouldn't have been useful in his habit of trying to pigeonholing me as a figure player. Because the figure horse romped in that race.

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

It could have been worse. He could have brought up Pyro.

But that wouldn't have been useful in his habit of trying to pigeonholing me as a figure player. Because the figure horse romped in that race.

What frustrates me most about you, and, in a somewhat similar sense, BTW, is that you're a superior race watcher who is nonetheless influenced by numbers.

This influence might not be as significant as it would be for someone without your 'other' skills but it's there nonetheless. Anybody can make figures, and some even excel at it, kudos to them for it, but your other skills are what distinguishes you from them. I'd bet that you could do equally as well just watching races and keeping good notes. Can't say that about too many others here.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

Is this one a 'cinch' as well?

Black Seventeen had to be walked off the track by his exercise rider in training a day or two before the race - and Indian Blessing basically lost the race at the start.

Like I said - it is horse racing.

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Black Seventeen had to be walked off the track by his exercise rider in training a day or two before the race - and Indian Blessing basically lost the race at the start.

Like I said - it is horse racing.

I understand. But I got a huge kick out of watching the PLUG HANG in the lane when it appeared she was going to zoom by, bad start and all. She does real nice when she's the only speed on speed favoring tracks, however.