how will the poly horses do in the derby

hoovesupsideyourhead · #1 04-02-2009, 10:34 AM

any thoughts..when churchill tunes up the track on oaks/derby day how will the cali horses do when the first time they run on the dirt its hard as a rock
and they also have to run the classic dist..getting easy graded money out west is fine but it should be a reality check on may 2.if i were training a contender id at least do 1 prep on the dirt..the pamplemoose is going to feel
like hes running on cement..imo

sdjcom · #2 04-02-2009, 10:39 AM

I think eventually some poly horses are going to run big in the derby and as time goes by this factor might become less opinionated,we'll see.

letswastemoney · #3 04-02-2009, 10:41 AM

How would turf horses do in the Derby?

sdjcom · #4 04-02-2009, 10:45 AM

BB did okay on turf last year

jms62 · #5 04-02-2009, 11:01 AM

If they win I lose... Until they beat me a poly only winner won't be on the top of my ticket.

slotdirt · #6 04-02-2009, 12:40 PM

Agreed. After the last two years, I'm not going to get suckered into betting another poly specialist in the Derby.

letswastemoney · #7 04-02-2009, 01:21 PM

There is no formula for whether a synthetics horse likes dirt.

You have to see them run on dirt before you can draw any conclusion at all. Each horse is going to be different.

Danzig · #8 04-02-2009, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by letswastemoney

There is no formula for whether a synthetics horse likes dirt.

You have to see them run on dirt before you can draw any conclusion at all. Each horse is going to be different.

Thunder Gulch · #9 04-02-2009, 02:17 PM

Just no way to tell without putting them out there and letting them go. I Want Revenge made the successful switch, at least to AQ, but we won't know about the Santa Anita Derby horses until May 2.