8/15-16 (DMR): La Jolla H. (G2); John Mabee (G1)

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

Why exactly was her trip any better than any number of others? You could maybe argue that she was the only one in the field that could beat a poodle going 9F but that'd be something else.

She rode the fence the whole way, tipped out and rallied, wouldn't you consider that the ideal turf trip?

Personally I thought Patricia's Gem ran very well and is a very nice horse. In fact, I think she would have won the Clement Hirsch if Mandella had left her in there. PG put the pace pressers away before Gotta Have Her (who also had a nice trip) moved and then MF last moved them.

Between the amount of ground she saved and the fact that a gaping hole was open for her in upper stretch I thought things went her way.

NT