3 YO FORM REVERSAL HORSES + ODDS,ODDS,ODDS

[castaway01]

Originally Posted by mountainman

Yesssss..lol..brain freeze..remember Big Drama opening some huge lead under an idiotic ride geared to hide from a MTB kick that never materialized.

Double shame on me since I’ve been binging Burt Bacharach in the car lately..just something about that mellow late 60s vibe..(couldn’t believe the man, himself, considers “Alfie” his best composition…)

Big Drama was the post-time favorite at that...

[mountainman]

Originally Posted by castaway01

Big Drama was the post-time favorite at that...

Yes…MTB was considered a fluke..and I think word of his issues seeped out as well.

Whatever the case, getting the horse to mnr and then keeping him out of Monmouth Park’s greedy clutches nearly drove me off the deep end…the Haskell plays hardball..and the horse’s connections were..er..ah..quite an “experience” to deal with..

As a fitting sidebar..he was a nasty ass little bastard (MTB, that is, not trainer Chip) that took a chunk out of my arm

[delayjf]

I also had Giacomo that could clunk up, but actually went on to win.

Interesting video interview by Mike Smith prior to winning the derby on Giacomo.

YouTube

There is a handicapping lesson here - look for closers who were hurt by a slow pace in their last few races. I believe Beyer outlined the same situation in his video on trip handicapping.