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Old 07-03-2006, 11:10 AM
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Keyed Entry should handle these.
I agree completely, especially since this is a short route event around one-turn...the only interesting thing for me will be if he is compromised early by Da Stoops....Strong Contender is really the only other horse in the field with any relative class, but I don't get good vibes about him in here....Dutrow can never be forgotten in NY for obvious reasons but his hores isn't SUPPOSED to be good enough - which means nothing when he leads them over...they still run huge....The horse that I think could surprise with the right trip is Doc Cheaney...I don't think he is of the quality of Keyed Entry and some of the better horses in here, but he showed in the Withers that he enjoys the long, one-turn trips and has the right off-the-pace style to run down Keyed Entry and Da Stoops if this turns into a staggerfest down the lane due to a hard early duel....Remember, Doc Cheney was finishing respectfully when being a well-beaten second to Bernardini in the Withers - although he never seriously threatened that horse....Keyed Entry may prove to be vulnerable because he has yet shown the ability to rate behind horses and I seriosuly doubt that Da Stoops will let him get away with an easy lead in here....Strong Contender should get the best trip behind that pair if you think he is good enough, but I have never really been a huge fan of this horse since they had to go to Arlington Park to break his maiden last year....
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Old 07-03-2006, 11:46 AM
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I agree completely, especially since this is a short route event around one-turn...the only interesting thing for me will be if he is compromised early by Da Stoops....Strong Contender is really the only other horse in the field with any relative class, but I don't get good vibes about him in here....Dutrow can never be forgotten in NY for obvious reasons but his hores isn't SUPPOSED to be good enough - which means nothing when he leads them over...they still run huge....The horse that I think could surprise with the right trip is Doc Cheaney...I don't think he is of the quality of Keyed Entry and some of the better horses in here, but he showed in the Withers that he enjoys the long, one-turn trips and has the right off-the-pace style to run down Keyed Entry and Da Stoops if this turns into a staggerfest down the lane due to a hard early duel....Remember, Doc Cheney was finishing respectfully when being a well-beaten second to Bernardini in the Withers - although he never seriously threatened that horse....Keyed Entry may prove to be vulnerable because he has yet shown the ability to rate behind horses and I seriosuly doubt that Da Stoops will let him get away with an easy lead in here....Strong Contender should get the best trip behind that pair if you think he is good enough, but I have never really been a huge fan of this horse since they had to go to Arlington Park to break his maiden last year....
Joel thats nonsense about Dutrow. He has teh same percentages at Delaware, Monmouth, Florida, etc. Its not like his horses only run well in NY(and like everywhere else his horses dont run well much more often then they run well). To represent this as such is ridiculously inaccurate.
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