Met Mile

[sumitas]

that 6th race was a 50k opt/cl and the horses were pretty darn good in that field. they ran the final 1/4 in 23.78 wheras in the Met Mile the final f was 24.48.

[Pedigree Ann]

Okay, will you who bad-mouthed Ronny agree he belongs in G1 stakes races? A one-turn mile is not his best configuration, but he still beat Silver Wagon, Half Ours, Sun King, Latent Heat, and he was giving weight to every horse in the race except SW. Not much weight, mind you - this isn't really a handicap anymore, it it?

Ron really looked like a pony when he came up next to Corinthian, didn't he? How tall is that sucker, anyway? He looks HUGE.

Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

Okay, will you who bad-mouthed Ronny agree he belongs in G1 stakes races? A one-turn mile is not his best configuration, but he still beat Silver Wagon, Half Ours, Sun King, Latent Heat, and he was giving weight to every horse in the race except SW. Not much weight, mind you - this isn't really a handicap anymore, it it?

Ron really looked like a pony when he came up next to Corinthian, didn't he? How tall is that sucker, anyway? He looks HUGE.

I thought he was setup perfectly until Edgar moved him a tad too soon. Still a game effort.

[sumitas]

Originally Posted by Pillow Pants

I thought he was setup perfectly until Edgar moved him a tad too soon. Still a game effort.

now now pp; this is not pino we're talkin bout.

[sumitas]

his 1/2 brother, 3 yr old Vitruvius, is 2 for 2.

[mclem10011]

Who won The Met Mile, and how?

[IrishofNDMan]

I just like when Prado whipped Political Force in the face, then just pissed him off and he charged up.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Nope. Nothing regarding today's race convinced me Lawyer Ron is a grade 1 horse. He had the best of setups and was outfinished.

i agree. fwiw!!

[Indian Charlie]

now, i'm no commentator fan or anything, and i think he's a tad overrated, but i was disappointed zito did not run him in the met mile today, especially since it not only turned out to be as bad as expected, but paceless as well!

[blackthroatedwind]

Running a 6YO, off multiple injuries, who has had trouble staying sound, in the Met off a nine month layoff isn't exactly the kind of move that lands trainers in the Hall of Fame.

That being said, if he had a prep he might well have dusted that field today, that is unless High Finance had run today instead of yesterday.

.71 seconds faster than He's a Pioneer. Wow! That was some Grade 1 field.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

.71 seconds faster than He's a Pioneer. Wow! That was some Grade 1 field.

Yes, and He's a Pioneer won while 4 lengths behind a half mile pace of 47.40 (1.70 seconds slower than the Met Mile pace)

That leads me to believe that the pace was fast enough for the closers in the Met.

[stonegossard]

Sorry DrugS.

No hat for you. That was some ride by Coa on SK. Not saying he was gonna win...but man...tough to win with that assinine ride.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by stonegossard

The horse was poorly placed.

With the way post positions were---and the way the race was run---it would have taken a pretty good ride for Sun King to get the kind of circle the field trip Zito seemed to want.

Breaking from post 4, he had three speeds to his inside, and Silver Wagon (who broke from post five) was running close to even with him for much of the early running---and not allowing Coa to angle out. He did shake clear of SW, but by the time he did, he had a ways to go to get outside and circle the field. He could have made an effort to split horses---but that wasn't going to be an easy task either....he basically did what comes to natural to him, and dive inside where he knew he could get room.

If the track was fair to all paths---I'd agree that he rode as well a race as could have been expected---but, to angle down on what appeared to be deeper footing inside, with a horse who notoriously has some hang to his run through the late stages....it wasn't a recipe for victory.