Eight Belles form

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by philcski

I fished and you bit. OF COURSE RTG's explosion was due to pace and trip, we know that because it was so plainly obvious. Note the pace in Eight Belles' 12/23 race... they went 1:14 to 6F. 4 weeks later, they went 1:12 4/5 (so on raw time, 7.5 lengths faster) and she was uncontested in the stretch.

Basically you're implying that based on the chain of events, Larry Jones is cheating, with some type of snake venom concoction or something, especially with the comparison to Lake. I didn't want to come out and say that but that's the impression that I get. Please tell me I'm reading your statements incorrectly.

I am not implying anything. I am not overly subtle and don't post in code.

If you think Eight Belles had sneaky 2yo form - I can only say I strongly disagree. I watched those races and studied the charts of surrounding races. She was mediocre in those races.

As for her 6th race, she ran 20 points faster (11.5 lengths better) than a colt who finished 2nd in a Graded Stake next out.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

I am not implying anything. I am not overly subtle and don't post in code.

If you think Eight Belles had sneaky 2yo form - I can only say I strongly disagree. I watched those races and studied the charts of surrounding races. She was mediocre in those races.

As for her 6th race, she ran 20 points faster (11.5 lengths better) than a colt who finished 2nd in a Graded Stake next out.

Then again... she proved on track how superior she is to every colt in this crop, save one.

I don't know if she had sneaky 2YO form or not. I do know she ran 5 very good, not spectacular, races in a row... regardless of what happened prior to that.

I'm glad that's not what you're shooting at, thanks for refuting.