Any Given Saturday

[Grits]

That's cool Cg I understand. This is a grand racehorse, one that means a great deal to so many people. It's a gift to us all to see one campaign as long as Drift has.

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by Grits

That's cool Cg I understand. This is a grand racehorse, one that means a great deal to so many people. It's a gift to us all to see one campaign as long as Drift has.

I agree, 100%. I love the horse and I even lost some money on him in the BCC. Lori will testify.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Cajungator26

I agree, 100%. I love the horse and I even lost some money on him in the BCC. Lori will testify.

yea i think that was actually the last time i won money on a race.

oh wait, I had a 20 dollar head to head in that same race with another friend. i had the great Bernardini and she had invasor.

so i actually lost money on that race.

The only thing that will suprise me at this pt. is if I manage to have the winner on derby day. This year seems impossible...

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Hey what about this angle: Wasnt there a wind bias at TB on Sat? Wisdom is that it should help closers as it was head wind on the back stretch and tail wind on the home stretch. It did appear that way on the filly race two races back.

Not so sure if it played the same way in the TB Dby, but if it did, then it would seem AGS was working against the bias and SS was aided by it.

I should actually look at a chart of all the horses before drawing any such conclusion. You can often get better information by looking at how the also rans ran, despite being out of it, they can still tell you something.

Anyone else have any thoughts on the wind bias in all this?

[PPerfectfan]

People keep saying that AGS had such a wide trip, blah blah blah. Street Sense was coming off a 4 month layoff. I think a 4 month layoff agianst a 3wide trip comes up on SS's side everytime. That is the closes AGS will ever get to Street Sense.

[pointman]

I find it hard to believe that a month and a half before the Derby that AGS cannot improve by a nose or more. Thought it was a game effort and that this is a horse to watch in his final prep. Also, I find it hard to believe that replacing JV is the answer. Regarding Bailey's comment on SS, I remember last year when Barbaro gave a game effort it was touted that he was now battle tested.

[NTamm1215]

I bet that in the grand jockey scheme Johnny V is aboard Circular Quay on Derby Day. King of the Roxy is Migliore's mount to lose now, Ravel will have Gomez, Scat Daddy should be Prado after the Fla Derby, and I'm thinking Bejarano back on Any Given Saturday. Deadly Dealer, Sam P and all others still pending will pick up mounts.

NT

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by easy goer

Anyone else have any thoughts on the wind bias in all this?

There was a fairly strong headwind on the backstretch, but both horses were somewhat tucked in. Johnny V didn't go wide (if you call the 3 path wide) until the turn.

The biggest effect the wind had, was on the fractions. Although the MI bred on the front end was probably having no fun.