The Florida Derby Beyer seems to have been changed

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by philcski

I guess they read my post.

http://www.derbytrail.com/forums/sho...8&postcount=11

Yeah... but what about Stately Charchter now? his 4th place finish will look heroic on paper.

A new double digit lifetime 11 point Beyer top in career start #9 ... and he did it while the one horse in the race most against that supposed monster speed biased track and against that supposed slow pace.

I'm not buying it.

That race is a total mess.

I can see things that make me think the pace was fast. I can see things that make me think the pace was average. I can see things that make me think the pace was slow.

I can see things that make me think the final time figure should be a 100 - I can see things that make me think it should be a 112 - but I went with a 106 when I did mine.

I can see things that make me think the track was biased. I can see other things that make me think it wasn't.

On days like that there's nothing to do but take the opposite position of the overall consenus. Tell me the pace was fast - I insist it was slow. Tell me it was slow - I insist it was fast. Tell me the final fig should be a 112 I insist it should be 100. Tell me it should be a 100 I insist its a 112. Tell me the track was biased - I insist it wasn't. Tell me it wasn't bias I insist it was.

The important thing on a screwed up day like this is that you are able to gauge the publics perception of the race. Once you do that ... always take a firm stance with the opposite position.