Travers Buzz: Quality Road a yes..

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

The difference is that Quality Road was a good horse before Pletcher got him. Lawyer Ron was a wayward minor graded stakes competitor.

I've always subscribed to the theory that Lawyer Ron needed a stronger rider and a more relaxed regimen and he got that moving to Pletcher's barn.

NT

Stronger rider? He ate Johnny V up in the race at BEL (against Curlin).

Here's the deal with Pletcher (and Johnny V):

when his horses win with those ridiculous WIDE, NO COVER trips, then they're strongly handled and reveling in the 'relaxed regimen'

when they collapse, like typical horses would, as a result of these trips

it must be that they're not getting the strong handling or reveling in the relaxed regimen

For a good example of how horses typically run with the patented Johnny V trip (when not riding for Pletcher) check out any of Patrick Husbands' rides up at WO. And I do mean, 'ANY'.