2/28-3/1 (GP): FOY (Gr. II); Canadian (Gr. III); Davona Dale (Gr. II)

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Quality Road. He showed a new gear today, rated close to a fast pace and drew away convincingly. Theregoesjojo looks like a really nice horse, but thus far he's yet to show enough early speed to be a good bet in the Florida Derby at probably shorter odds than today.

He got his first time lasix.
He carried 114 lbs.

This will be the last time for both.

Next race will be interesting.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by pgardn

He got his first time lasix.
He carried 114 lbs.

This will be the last time for both.

Next race will be interesting.

Theregoesjojo carried 116 and Quality Road beat him by 4 1/4. The nearest highweight horse was 8 1/4 lengths behind QR. You can't honestly think this was a major factor.

And Lasix either helps a horse or it doesn't. It's not something that helps the first time, then stops having any effect.

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Theregoesjojo carried 116 and Quality Road beat him by 4 1/4. The nearest highweight horse was 8 1/4 lengths behind QR. You can't honestly think this was a major factor.

And Lasix either helps a horse or it doesn't. It's not something that helps the first time, then stops having any effect.

It is clearly something that can help improve a performance 1st time
after it is used.

And if you are implying lasix will keep helping improve
a horse past the 1st or 2nd that is not true. The real question is does the
horse move forward physically (not medically because the horse will stay on lasix)
off a very good performance in which the horse had some advantages.
Both horses had some weight advantages.

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Theregoesjojo carried 116 and Quality Road beat him by 4 1/4. The nearest highweight horse was 8 1/4 lengths behind QR. You can't honestly think this was a major factor.

No.
I dont. not major.
But it did not hurt.