12/30-1/1 (SA): La Brea (G1); Bobby Frankel (G2)

blackthroatedwind · #1 12-31-2011, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by GPK

Yeah, no kidding. What happened there?

She didn't run....but that was some game plan. Take her back to last and swing five wide? What were they thinking? It's not like she's slow.

Look, maybe she can't run anymore, though she could two months ago, but given the ride she had NO chance.

GPK · #2 12-31-2011, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

She didn't run....but that was some game plan. Take her back to last and swing five wide? What were they thinking? It's not like she's slow.

Look, maybe she can't run anymore, though she could two months ago, but given the ride she had NO chance.

Could they have thought they she was THAT much better than the others that she could win going that route? Obviously if she runs back to the Test, she handles them no problem, but she hasn't always run that race.

It certainly wasn't the strongest Grade 1 every assembled out there, but did you envision her going off at 1/2?

blackthroatedwind · #3 12-31-2011, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by GPK

Could they have thought they she was THAT much better than the others that she could win going that route? Obviously if she runs back to the Test, she handles them no problem, but she hasn't always run that race.

It certainly wasn't the strongest Grade 1 every assembled out there, but did you envision her going off at 1/2?

Yes, I did. On paper, she should have crushed that field. Relatively speaking, the winner couldn't warm her up ( on paper ).

Like I said, she did no running....but she also was given little chance. You don't ride assuming your best. You put them in position to win, and she certainly has enough speed that she shouldn't have been where she was early. Nothing infuriates me more than aggressive passivity.

GPK · #4 12-31-2011, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Yes, I did. On paper, she should have crushed that field. Relatively speaking, the winner couldn't warm her up ( on paper ).

Like I said, she did no running....but she also was given little chance. You don't ride assuming your best. You put them in position to win, and she certainly has enough speed that she shouldn't have been where she was early. Nothing infuriates me more than aggressive passivity.

Yeah, the 6-1 ML on the winner was puzzling, to say the least.

I would find it hard to believe that Puype would have instructed Flores to ride her in that manner. Probably the jockey just getting cute.