Eskendereya: 109 BSF for Wood

[randallscott35]

Good to see Stevie Wonder making figs over in Queens.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Good to see Stevie Wonder making figs over in Queens.

What are you talking about?

NT

[philcski]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Good to see Stevie Wonder making figs over in Queens.

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Feels like a good number to me. Should be 14 points faster than the Excelsior which would give that a 95. Also gives Jackson Bend and Awesome Act low 90's which fits well.

That being said, the question remains whether Esk runs back to or close to that number in the Derby.

[randallscott35]

I did not think that track was slow today, 1:50 is avg for the Wood. Both 8550 and WR broke 1:22 at 7 panels...I'm not buying 109. Sorry

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

I did not think that track was slow today, 1:50 is avg for the Wood. Both 8550 and WR broke 1:22 at 7 panels...I'm not buying 109. Sorry

Your in really good form right now.

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

I did not think that track was slow today, 1:50 is avg for the Wood. Both 8550 and WR broke 1:22 at 7 panels...I'm not buying 109. Sorry

How do you explain the 1:51.43 in the Excelsior?

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

How do you explain the 1:51.43 in the Excelsior?

Very slow horses. More than a reason, are you serious?

[ateamstupid]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Very slow horses. More than a reason, are you serious?

Am I serious? Eskendereya ran almost 1.5 seconds faster than them. How low do you want to make the Excelsior figure? As bad as the field was, the top three finishers were still running 95-100s coming into the race.

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Am I serious? Eskendereya ran almost 1.5 seconds faster than them. How low do you want to make the Excelsior figure? As bad as the field was, the top three finishers were still running 95-100s coming into the race.

Beyers are for clowns. 88

[parsixfarms]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

Am I serious? Eskendereya ran almost 1.5 seconds faster than them. How low do you want to make the Excelsior figure? As bad as the field was, the top three finishers were still running 95-100s coming into the race.

Isn't the explanation here the slow paces in both the Excelsior and the Wood? The final time of both races seemed a little slow for how the track was overall playing yesterday.

Eskendereya was very impressive, especially in comparison to the slow come home time for the Excelsior, but both of these races were contested in the manner that we often see in turf/synthetic races and result in final figures slower than the actual performance may warrant.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

Very slow horses. More than a reason, are you serious?

More Than A Reason ran a negative 1.5 last out on your numbers, TG .. and he had run a 1.50 or better in 4 of his last 5 races.

Esk will get a pretty huge sheet number because it's baked in that he carried 123lbs and was 3 wide on the turns.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

durkin bless his hart made the call sound exciting though it was a bernardini eske hand ride..

[packerbacker7964]

Two things against him already. He's ridden by Johnny V and trained by Pletcher. Two big derby curse's right out of the box.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

How do you explain the 1:51.43 in the Excelsior?

He doesn't understand how speed figures are made....isn't that obvious?

[randallscott35]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

He doesn't understand how speed figures are made....isn't that obvious?

You have given him the derby already. Please stick with it.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by randallscott35

You have given him the derby already. Please stick with it.

Well, that's a relevent response. I see you passed dopey internet posting 101.