Derby Pace

[Calzone Lord]

I haven't had time to do any work and make my own pace figure for the day yet --- but the Moss Pace figure for the Derby is back.

The opening half: 91 Moss (translates to a 96 Beyer) and the figure was +15 (or +41 Beyer points) faster than par

The opening 6fs: 94 Moss (translates to a 104 Beyer) and the figure was +12 (or +33 Beyer points) faster than par

The opening mile: 96 Moss (translates to a 109 Beyer) and the figure was +7 (or +19 Beyer points) faster than par


Pacesetter Bodemeister's form looks like this:



On the Beyer scale:

His Arkansas Derby: 76-93-101-108
His Kentucky Derby: 96-104-109-99


I hope they point Bodemeister to the Belmont. He's got that insanely good stamina breeding...sired by Belmont winner Empire Maker, his 2nd dam is an Ap. Indy out of Roberto mare. The added distance will be a huge, huge plus and he won't have to deal with any runoff sprinters.