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Originally Posted by pucknut
rock its on bloodhorse too
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Lets start with the actual race. Again Sway Away IMO never really runs. He sits the dream of all dream trips. 2 horses brutally attack The Factor on the front end, at this time Sway Away is sitting last on the rail. Off the pace and saving ground. IMO Sway Away just ran OK and if I liked him coming in or bet him I would wonder to myself how he will ever get a better trip. I would wonder how it would be possible for him to get a better setup and as the races get longer and the crazy speed horses like City Cool are not running how I can get close to The Factor. I would also seriously question anyone saying he will just get better going long. Why? Stretch out sprinters now are the thing going long? I don't get it. He with the quick hype already reminds me a bit of Imperial Council. I get the trainer stats and all, but the good horses make the trainers look great.
Back to the front end of the race. City Cool is a slug, but he has serious early speed. He has 21.3-22 flat 45 flat type of real dirt speed. The Factor just disposed of him early on. Premier Pegasus also has early gas, serious early speed. If we are talking trainer stats, the stats are good with this one. He went out and went after The Factor early also, he also was a causality of The Factors true raw talent and speed. Premier Pegasus is OK. Thats what I was most impressed with. People need to understand this horse has had 2 workouts. He has basicley done nothing in 2 months.
As for actually watching the stretch run, it looks to me like Garcia is riding him pretty hard still. One could say he is in a full out drive the entire stretch run. Its OK though, remember the brutal attack inside and outside early on. He had every right to get tired late. His talent carried him home.
02-20-2011, 08:58 PM
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