Originally Posted by moses (Post 1135914)

The Beyer and Timeform figures coming back so favorable for Nadal. Did Excession run the race of his life (with a favorable pace set up obviously) or was the level of the rest of the competition maybe not that good?

Nadal looks good but I’m doubtful he is as good as that race makes him look. I think Silver Prospector and Three Technique are probably not as good as anyone thought and Basin is hard to judge because he was coming off such a long layoff.

Just my opinion but I think Authentic will prove to be better than Nadal. Obviously, I could be wrong.

Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes (Post 1134850)

Nadal is built like a brick shithouse. He has muscles in places that most hosses don’t have places. Your derby winner.

Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes (Post 1137770)

Arkansas Derby, that is. Runs as well as he looks.

Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes (Post 1137779)

On February 9th ....what limb ?

Originally Posted by Dahoss (Post 1134857)

You weren’t sold on the idea he has muscles in places other horses don’t have places?

I know I was.

Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes (Post 1137783)

Glad you were.

Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes (Post 1137783)

Glad you were.

Originally Posted by Dahoss (Post 1137785)

I just looked at the plays thread. You touted Nadal as winning the KY Derby, are begging for kudos here and left him off your pick 4 and had the winner in the last?

Impressive. I guess when you’re not really betting that kind of stuff makes sense but real bettors cash there. Oh well.

Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes (Post 1137786)

I was alive to the 5 in the pick 5 so the pick 4 was like a saver in case King Guillermo benefited from a pace duel between Well Bayou and Nadal. It paid big considering the Baffert won the 2 legs.

Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes (Post 1135923)

Basin didn’t look like he got any bigger. I thought the mud yesterday would be his best chance, I doubt we see him on the trail. Authentic is pretty good, but last time was the last time he beats Honor AP. The last time was also a cool stones song that Grateful Dead played very well out of Space or as an occasional encore like in Foxboro summer tour 1990 before Brent passed away. RIP.

Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes (Post 1139046)

Honor AP looked good today