Tomcito !!!

[slotdirt]

Most importantly, he has a three syllable name. How many "t" horses have won the Derby in the last, say, 20 years? Thunder Gulch (also three syllables)?

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Most importantly, he has a three syllable name. How many "t" horses have won the Derby in the last, say, 20 years? Thunder Gulch (also three syllables)?

yeah I had forgotten about that angle.

[slotdirt]

Street Sense broke a streak of six straight three syllable winners of the Derby.

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!

[Thunder Gulch]

Maybe he's another polytrack lover that can win the Lexington, but he's not Derby material.

[slotdirt]

Why do you say that? The horse has raced exclusively on the real stuff throughout his career - and won.

[Thunder Gulch]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Why do you say that? The horse has raced exclusively on the real stuff throughout his career - and won.

In Peru.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

There were a couple of babies who worked a 1/4 over the polytrack at KEE in 20 2/5th seconds.

For very short distances - that surface is insanely fast compared to dirt. The longer they go - the much, much, much slower they go.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

There were a couple of babies who worked a 1/4 over the polytrack at KEE in 20 2/5th seconds.

For very short distances - that surface is insanely fast compared to dirt. The longer they go - the much, much, much slower they go.

Very true. Damn near every 4 1/2-panel baby race I see there goes in :50 and change.

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

There were a couple of babies who worked a 1/4 over the polytrack at KEE in 20 2/5th seconds.

For very short distances - that surface is insanely fast compared to dirt. The longer they go - the much, much, much slower they go.

Except in the case of this horse endurance isn't the issue, it is that he is probably plain too slow. So seeing that he's at least capable of running three furlongs in 34 is a bit encouraging.

Man, this is an awful Derby. I've just defended the chances of Tomcito and Adriano in the past ten minutes.