Denis of Cork passing Rebel; Wood next

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I was under the impression that the Southwest was ungraded ( I also thought that was ridiculous ). If it was Graded then I definitely stand corrected.

yeah, it is now-they changed it for this year.

[zippyneedsawin]

So, will the Wood turn into a 2 horse race (literally) with Denis of Cork & War Pass. Or will D of C's connections duck him and give War Pass a walkover in the Wood?

[SniperSB23]

Originally Posted by zippyneedsawin

So, will the Wood turn into a 2 horse race (literally) with Denis of Cork & War Pass. Or will D of C's connections duck him and give War Pass a walkover in the Wood?

Texas Wildcatter and Tale of Slowkati should be there as well.

[JJP]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

I just don't get the reasoning. Athletes need conditioning and they definitely need to be put in situations where they face adversity.

What are they saving this inexperienced horse for? All I've seen and heard from this barn are excuses. They talked like he hated the off going yet his breeding definitely didn't show that he would have a disdain for it. He beat Unbridled Vicar and that horse has proven to be less than stellar. He got the perfect setup in the Southwest. And now they're skipping the Rebel and going for one more prep until the Derby?

This horse, to me, has serious soundness issues and I'm not buying what they're selling. I'll commend them on their publicity campaign, but I've seen too many of those throughout the years to fall for the hype.

I agree. And just look at how many KY Derbies Pletcher and Frankel have won using that "less is more" sheets mentality. We repeatedly see year in, year out, the horses with the tough, grueling preps are more battle tested at ready for the first Saturday in May.