Graded Earnings: Is there an alternative?

[hockey2315]

Originally Posted by whodey17

Why do you people feel like Tiago should be in the field. He has won 1 race. Heck, Wilko won the BC Juve and look what he has done since. Just because a horse catches a weak field on his best day doesnt make him a credible horse come Derby day. I feel my system awards horses who show up and race and for consistancy. I do not like Teuf at all, but I do give the horse credit for throwing his hat in the ring several times this year and last. I just dont see how one can say a horse is a viable Derby contendar based on one race.

So if Tiago doesn't belong in the Derby for winning a G1 with a 102 beyer, do King of the Roxy, Liquidity, or Sam P. belong? After all, he beat all of them. . .

[whodey17]

Originally Posted by hockey2315

So if Tiago doesn't belong in the Derby for winning a G1 with a 102 beyer, do King of the Roxy, Liquidity, or Sam P. belong? After all, he beat all of them. . .

If the horses you mentioned only won 1 Grade race, and raced and finished 7th in a Grade II then the answer would be no. Liquidity has raced in 3 Grade I's, one Grade II and one Grade III. King Of The Roxy has raced in 2 Grade I's and 3 Grade II's finishing 1st or 2nd in all of them but one where he finished 8th. Sam P has raced in 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II's and 1 Grade III never finishing worse than 5th. So YES, I do believe that Liquidity, King Of The Roxy and Sam P deserve it more than Tiago.