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Originally Posted by SandyW
Walkover for Nyquist no matter the track condition, Nyquist is coming into this race in better shape then the derby. His daddy is Uncle Mo who is a super duper mud sire.
Exaggerator was born in the wrong year, Nyquist has the evil eye, once he hit the front no horse can or will past him.
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I've seen plenty of horses with "mud sires" who do not like the off track, just as I have see horses with "classic breeding" who don't route well and horses with "grass sires" who prefer dirt.
I'm not bashing on people who bet on breeding, but breeding's a second order handicapping tool. When you have actual form on an off track, that's much more important, and Exaggerator's Santa Anita Derby on the slop was the most powerful three year old route win of the year.
