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Originally Posted by The Bid

P Val is one of the best to ever get legged up.

If you take all of his shinnanigans out of the mix he really was a fantastic rider.

One of the best in alot of trainers opinion.

bet the patin/mouton..combos

and when is the first 'buzzer' race this meet?:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by cakes44

The PVal of 5 years ago would have been a 35% winner at the Fairgrounds. However, it appears his skills have diminished significantly in the time he was suspended. He'll still be the best speed rider they've got there, but that stretch negates that strength somewhat.

According to this columnist (with some stats to back up his opinion), the Fairgrounds is not especially favorable to closers, at least for shorter one-turn races, and there is a marked bias towards early speed:
http://www.tsnhorse.com/cgi-bin/edit...e.cgi?id=13387