Corinthian earns lowest winning Beyer ever published for Met Mile

Originally Posted by philcski

I got a 123.8 on my figs for this race, which equals a 112 Beyer (and considering the 2nd and 4th place finishers came out of the Westchester and ran virtually the same race, and got the same exact number for Political Force, fits well). I'd like to know why they came up with a 107; I'd guess it's because the the 6th race was only 5 lengths slower, but in that race the very consistent Organizer got his seemingly standard 115 (a 98 Beyer) and City Attraction basically paired his last race (a 117, equating to a 101 Beyer and a 118 this time.) Perhaps the 6th race was just fast for the level... they did come home awfully quick in that race after a very moderate pace.

Not the fastest Met Mile ever but not a terrible G1 either.

I think a number of horses had a tough run and Corinthian capitalized on it. It was a very interesting race on paper and I think it turned out interesting in the way it was run.
Two bad starts: Silent Name, can he run on dirt. Lawyer Ron
Crushed in the pack: Silver Wagon
Rabbit that never fired... Dutrow has on owner willing to sacrifice a sprinter that was just not fast. And it would not have mattered for Silver Wagon.
Corinthian fighting the turn yet again, but getting down to business at the end.