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![]() I'd like to hear what Beyer has to say about this. How can they have been wrong by 12 pts, which is something like 7 lengths!? I'm a bigger fan of the BSF's than most people here, but this is ridiculous. Revising a fig AFTER a subsequent race (and perhaps BECAUSE of the poor performance in the subsequent race) reminds me of the way dosage is back-fitted.
Did they actually say that they had re-evaluated the fig because of the Gotham? Either way, it's ludicrous. --Dunbar
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Curlin and Hard Spun finish 1,2 in the 2007 BC Classic, demonstrating how competing in all three Triple Crown races ruins a horse for the rest of the year...see avatar photo from REUTERS/Lucas Jackson |
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![]() Yet another reason why Thoros kick the snot out of BSF. Do thoros get adjusted---very rarely and when they are its a small amount....Someone was asleep at the wheel on this number or the powers that be would like a higher price on SD going forward.
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I remember the 2yo filly race that the Beyer was adjusted even more from Belmont this summer, but that one made a lot more sense. |
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![]() If you are going to put that much weight into those figures you should learn how to make them yourself.
Its a joke that any trainer would use those numbers to dictate how they train, or where they point a horse. If these guys dont know what they have in the barn without a black and white number they dont need to be training.
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![]() But then again...with true love, looks shouldn't matter With horses, they still have to run a winning race...no matter what their "figure" was last time.
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![]() I don't disagree Cannon Shell. As a horseman you know more than most that it's a fine line between undertraining and overtraining. I think that far too many horses are considered Derby material and are ruined trying for an unreachable grail. I agree that the two race method isn't the best but look at how many of the top Derby colts are doing it this year. These are not "off the beaten path" colts and in the case of Ravel, not horses with much 2yo foundation either.
From time to time I see horses in "Derby preps" who really don't look like strong Derby horses. As a handicapper, I assume that a race like the Florida Derby or the Lane's End (or whatever) IS their Derby. It's the big money race they want with this horse. While others are pointing for Churchill, they are pointin got that one race. |
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--Dunbar
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Curlin and Hard Spun finish 1,2 in the 2007 BC Classic, demonstrating how competing in all three Triple Crown races ruins a horse for the rest of the year...see avatar photo from REUTERS/Lucas Jackson |
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