Front Runners, Stalkers, & Closers

[Smarty Cide]

Lets separate them into groups

ill start... Wicked Strong... think Ice Box type close

[dballard125]

Front Runners:

Uncle Sigh
Chitu

[SecretAgentMan]

Wildcat Red........best front runner in race

Samraat......who knows how he will run

Vicars will be in Trouble.......he will smash into the rail

Wicked Strong........a closer

Chrome.......true stalker

Candy Boy........sitting behind true stalker

Ride Curlin .........Borel makes him a closer

Intense Holly........closer & only horse I've seen run in 5 G2 races in a row

Tapit.......sitting behind true stalker

Chitu......right with Wilcat Red, will be breathing down his neck

Medal & Dance........closers

Danza........stalker

Artie......closer

General A........will press the pass beside Chitu

[precocity]

Wildcat Red........best front runner in race

Samraat......who knows how he will run

Vicars will be in Trouble.......he will smash into the rail

Wicked Strong........a closer

Chrome.......true stalker

Candy Boy........sitting behind true stalker

Ride Curlin .........Borel makes him a closer

Intense Holly........closer & only horse I've seen run in 5 G2 races in a row

Tapit.......sitting behind true stalker

Chitu......right with Wilcat Red, will be breathing down his neck

Medal & Dance........closers

Danza........stalker

Artie......closer

General A........will press the pass beside Chitu
you got the winner in there? somewhere? :D

[ten2oneormore]

Lets separate them into groups

ill start... Wicked Strong... think Ice Box type close


How is he an Ice Box type?If he shows the same speed as last race he isn't even a closer.

He was only 4 back of a solid pace and only 2 behind Samraat who is a front runner/tracker.

[Mad Scientist]

I agree. I don't know how wicked strong got labeled by everyone as a deep closer. He is a mid pack / stalker type and breaking from the 19 post really does not suit his running style at all.

This horse got the worst draw on my opinion. He is a head case . If things don't go right for him than he just does not try . Look at his last 2 races in gulfstream. Look at the comment lines. He just quit in both races after getting a little adversity.

He is going to have a ton of adversity in the 19 hole in the derby. True his wood win was nice but he got the perfect set up which is something that he needs or he just won't try .

He is a total toss in my opinion and not just from the win pools but also a easy toss from the superfectas. I think it's a safe bet that he'll just totally quit and probably finish dead last about 50 lengths back.

[luisbe]

Lets separate them into groups

ill start... Wicked Strong... think Ice Box type close

This is how I see the start of the race:
Lead: Samraat and Vicar's in Trouble; Between 1 and 3 lengths behind: Gral A Rod, Chitu, Cal Chrome, Wildcat Red, We Miss Artie; Then: Danza, Uncle Sigh, Candy Boy, Tapiture and Wicked Strong (Yes, here). Finally: Intense Holiday, Rider On Curlin, Vinceremos Dance with Fate, Medal Count. Pablo del Monte seems out, he will be in the first platoon otherwise.