2012 Triple Crown Trail: 11 try to deny I'll Have Another

[fpsoxfan]

Originally Posted by Mike

This group of 3-year-olds appears even worse than the weak crops of 2011, 2010, and 2009, with the notable exception of Bodemeister, whose effort on Saturday was so good that the defeat didn’t even sting Baffert. “This is the only time I’ve run second where I’ve been happy because he ran his race,” the trainer said. “He’s a brilliant horse.”

Andrew Beyer in the main article on DRF right now.

I read the article. It's interesting, but his take on the this crop is not surprising. He doesn't take into account the trips some horses had. He didn't pick the winner, his pick got second, so the crop sucks! His rhetoric is really getting old.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by fpsoxfan

I read the article. It's interesting, but his take on the this crop is not surprising. He doesn't take into account the trips some horses had. He didn't pick the winner, his pick got second, so the crop sucks! His rhetoric is really getting old.

Isn't he probably basing his opinion on the crop's Beyer Figures throughout the winter and spring?

He was probably holding out passing judgment until Bodemeister got a chance to separate himself from the rest of the group.

[3kings]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Isn't he probably basing his opinion on the crop's Beyer Figures throughout the winter and spring?

He was probably holding out passing judgment until Bodemeister got a chance to separate himself from the rest of the group.

That's how I took Beyer's comments. With the exception of Bodemeister it seems like a very low total of 100 Beyers even compaired to recent crops.

[slotdirt]

Five horses with 100+ Beyers at a mile plus as 3YO's coming into the Derby: Bodemeister (x3), Creative Cause, I'll Have Another, Daddy Nose Best, and El Padrino. That's better than the 2011 Derby preps at least.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

Five horses with 100+ Beyers at a mile plus as 3YO's coming into the Derby: Bodemeister (x3), Creative Cause, I'll Have Another, Daddy Nose Best, and El Padrino. That's better than the 2011 Derby preps at least.

I'll Have Another did not break have a triple digit Beyer.

[slotdirt]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

I'll Have Another did not break have a triple digit Beyer.

Good point. His 101 was from the Derby.

[Indian Charlie]

There are parallels between this crop and the Big Brown crop, with Bode being Big Brown and the rest of the crop being dreadful.


I'm not sure I'm ready to believe that entirely just yet though.