12/7: DeD (G3) $1MM Jackpot

[Bobby Fischer]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I like Gomez, but that was an uncharacteristically bad ride. What the hell was his big hurry on the backstretch?

On the fouls.....Gomez drifted for sure but the 9 came in dramatically as well. Of course, it would help if their head on wasn't at an angle but it's more important to give $1 million away on a fake race than spend $5K to get an actual head on. That is assuming they even understand the principle of a head on shot.

The horse Z Humor ran pretty well though. That was a tough pace and he was right with the pace the whole time. Turf War and Borel looked great and the local horse made a big run. A little hard to see and predict off of this race. I think it was good for the 2yo/3yo crop to see 2 of the better pedigrees do well here.

How does the purse distribution work here? (each split win and place?)
Graded earning$

[blackthroatedwind]

The first two finishers split the win and place monies ( probably 80% of the purse ).

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I like Gomez, but that was an uncharacteristically bad ride. What the hell was his big hurry on the backstretch?

On the fouls.....Gomez drifted for sure but the 9 came in dramatically as well. Of course, it would help if their head on wasn't at an angle but it's more important to give $1 million away on a fake race than spend $5K to get an actual head on. That is assuming they even understand the principle of a head on shot.

My 1st opinion was a double d.q.,but HRTV did not do a good job showing the head-on.Looked like Gomez forced the middle horse out to the 9 a little ,too.For sure Garrett fouled.Don't know why they would leave him up.That was plenty to bother a horse who only got beat a half head,and actually the outside horse probably did enough to get taken down(since middle horse only lost by half head.)Would like to see what the 9 did again though.

[SCUDSBROTHER]

Cajun state not big on taking horses down.I remember at Canterbury,that Martin guy(maybe was on Intelligent Male) fouled a Sadler horse with T Baze up(in the claiming crown big race.) For some reason,Canterbury stewards let it go,and Martin said Tyler needs to come down to Louisiana for some schooling.

[Oaklawnfan]

How many days out of their season do they get to look a Go Go's rides in Vinton, La?
come on.

[ALostTexan]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

The first two finishers split the win and place monies ( probably 80% of the purse ).

Yep. $400,000 to each runner, putting them both in the Derby next year.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by ALostTexan

Yep. $400,000 to each runner, putting them both in the Derby next year.

Thankfully last year the top two (Pirates Deputy and Birdbirdistheword) didn't press on for the Derby even though they could have got in. Hopefully if these two aren't in form in May they will make the same decision. It is just a matter of time though before some horse runs top two in this race, can't even hit the board in any races as a 3yo and still presses on to the Derby while an impressive allowance winner that goes on to run a tough luck second in the Wood is left out.

[Bogey]

Originally Posted by Oaklawnfan

Amen!!! Look at the past three years at Oaklawn. Smarty, Alex and Curlin. Hot Springs, AR is back on the map. For those of us who live great distances from "A" tracks, it's these exciting graded stakes races that let's us get to see the "big boys." (With a small b.)

Lawyer Ron in 2006