2/20 (FG): Risen Star (G2); Mineshaft, FG H., SBD (G3's)

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Betsy

Ok, I suppose I need to admit that I was wrong - sort of. There is no way this horse goes 1 1/4 - I can't see him getting 1 1/8 well either. The final time was slow and no one did anything behind him - I would rather see DM kept sprinting, especially since Todd's A horse won the FOY so impressively.

The problem is that he sucks sprinting - and that there is more money to be made routing.

There are a lot of true sprinters - you know, horses who are actually better sprinting than routing .... and they are sacrficed into route races because you simply have a lot more money to be made.

Making a horse who is better off routing - try to be a sprinter - is foolish.

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

The problem is that he sucks sprinting - and that there is more money to be made routing.

There are a lot of true sprinters - you know, horses who are actually better sprinting than routing .... and they are sacrficed into route races because you simply have a lot more money to be made.

Making a horse who is better off routing - try to be a sprinter - is foolish.

You think this horse really wants to route? In looking at the race again, he ran fine.....he did spurt away from his rivals when he needed to. However, I didn't think he ran like he definitely wanted more ground. I will admit that the FG stretch is not conducive to front runners, though from what I've read, the track was speed favoring today. In any case, with his running style, DM will get fried in the Derby.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Betsy

though from what I've read, the track was speed favoring today.

Whatever you read about it being a speed favoring track is retarded. I assume whoever wrote it has been watching synthetic track racing for the last 3 years and expects deep closers to win a bunch of races.

Look at the days 3 dirt route race. Heavily favored Friesan Fire didn't even hit the board after setting a slow pace - a longshot won from mid-pack passing the two favorites.

In the Silverbulletday - an 8/1 winner was dead last on the turn and closed from out of the TV screen to win.

In the Risen Star - you basically had a race with only two horses with any ability (Discreetly Mine and Tepted to Tapit) - instead of pressuring each other - they both rated - and instead of burying that disgraceful field behind them .. they finished 1-2 in workmanlike fashion.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Betsy

You think this horse really wants to route?

We had this discussion before....

posts 6 through 9

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33477

[Betsy]

Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

We had this discussion before....

posts 6 through 9

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33477

I forgot about that, lol