Admiral Alex in the Travers

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Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

87 beyer first out going 9f is ok in my book.
Wide the entire trip...
Win over the track.
Horrible crop, the race is well matched with bad horses. The winning beyer will be what, maybe a 100?

An 87 Beyer is pretty good for a firster at 9f, but that doesn't mean he can step right into top company. He was wide, but that wasn't a killer field and he never really flashed the type of brilliance that makes you think he's a big time stakes horse. It was very workmanlike. . . He's probably not bad, but he's nowhere near the top horses in the Travers - whether or not it's a weak crop. The winning Beyer will probably be somewhere in the 105 range, and he's not stepping up and running anything like that here. . . especially second time out at 10f - if we're going to give him credit for winning at 9 first out, then what does that mean for winning at 10 second time out? A win over the track means nothing to me. . . this isn't Keeneland or Charles Town. . . and other horses have wins or big efforts over the track too.