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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
The pace was an absolute crawlfest in the Gotham. Mr. Fantasy will never beat halfway decent horses going long without an easy lead. I Want Revenge ran OK, and might be alright, but lets see how he does without everything going his way.
Now, Imperial Council is a different story. While clearly he got a great ride, saving ground, but the dynamics were WAY against him, and it seems pretty obvious the idea was to see what he could do in more realistic race situations down the road where the stakes are MUCH higher. I think we know now.
He fits very well, at this point, with any KY Derby contender and may well prove the best 3YO this year.
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The race dynamics definitely did not favor IC today and I Want Revenge did enjoy a great trip but it made absolutely no sense for him to be nine lengths out early. You think that was part of the plan? I mean, it is peculiar that Shug McGaughey is the only guy whose horses can work :48 and change at Payson and then end up eight lengths off a :48 and change in a race.
He was moving well in the late stages and should get better going longer, but he's now going to need to run at least 2nd in the Wood to get into the Derby. The best thing for this horse might be for him to miss the exacta in the Wood and thus skip the Derby because then he might be able to grow into a nice horse later this year.
NT