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Originally Posted by SecretAgentMan
So you say.
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Indeed I do.
Do you see how much time and effort people put into handicapping the Derby? Why do you think that is?
It really is JUST ANOTHER HORSE RACE.
99.9% of these people aren't putting anywhere near the effort they should into the 364 other days (or 363 since everyone is closed on Christmas), so they invariably look at the Derby as something "different" when it really isn't.
So the problem isn't Beyer. The problem is you. You're way over-analyzing the Derby and shortchanging every other race you handicap.
Beyer was right.
Yes, there are some things you might look at for the Derby that you might not look at for most other races, but then again, lots of races have something unique about them where you might concentrate or look at something you might not ordinarily look at for the majority of other races out there (like a full field of 2yo maidens).
