Preakness Wrap up

[bobphilo]

Originally Posted by zico20

What about Game Winner, he has the worst trip in the KD and closed from 19 lengths behind while wide the whole trip. I do like Tacitus also, think he will run big in the Belmont.

I really like Game Winner as well. Depending on how the figures War of Will and Owendale earned in the Preakness compare to his, I could consider him my top Belmont pick.

[horses4courses]

Originally Posted by Grits

On the Preakness telecast, they stated that he's in France at the Cannes Film Festival.

Life is tough....

[bobphilo]

Originally Posted by Tom

I think to get that one, you would need to hit the "ALL, Yes, that one too" button along with the "SERIOUSLY, HIM TOO" button.

To me., his placing is MUCH more of a concern than the Derby DQ.

Very good point. One more good reason for me to hate Romans.

[PowerUpPaynter]

Originally Posted by dilanesp

I really hated Everfast. I was calling him Everslow before the race. I thought he was a huge underlay at 25-1.

him finishing 2nd is just an anomaly. on paper he didnt belong in the race. likely will return back to irrelevancce

[bobphilo]

Originally Posted by Suff

More likely its shabbat. More Stakes races need to be moved to Sundays to bring in new owner money. imho.

If it were that the would not have been able to attend the Cannes Festival either. If they move the big races to Sundays the Televangelists wouldn't break the Sabbath. Weekdays interfere with most people's work schedules. You can't please everyone.

[milfores]

Everfast was on my radar as soon as news came out Rosario would ride him. Sorry everyone got their tickets shat on , but I came out a winner with #10.
Never, ever, count out the dark horse.

[Someday Silent]

Well, my boy Win Win Win isn't as good as I'd hoped, but I'll still root for him.

War of Will rebounded nicely. He may not have won the Derby regardless of "the incident" because he didn't get much conditioning from his non-effort in the Louisiana Derby, but in the Preakness he was fitter AND not pulling on his rider.

Everfast. All I can say is WTF.

Owendale showed that his Lexington win was legit and he beat Anothertwistafate because he's a better horse.

[clicknow]

Originally Posted by metro

EEverfast was able to pick up horses that didn't get as good of trips.

Trip phenomena. Also something we can't predict, although we try modelling it before the race.

[Suff]

Originally Posted by bobphilo

If it were that the would not have been able to attend the Cannes Festival either.

I'm not even sure the owner is jewish. I'm thinking NYRA in particular and New York money.

I'll take a stab and say one million greater New York City residents practice at various degrees of devotion?. It might be 2 million. And my next stab is that 200,000 of them are in Brooklyn and have the where-with-all.

And maybe a Sunday centered ownership program is a decent idea? Maybe I should stfu because its not. I'm open.

[five-eighths]

How many jockeys would be able to pull off Rosario’s ride on Everfast? Got to be one of the best rides of the year.

[bobphilo]

Originally Posted by milfores

Everfast was on my radar as soon as news came out Rosario would ride him. Sorry everyone got their tickets shat on , but I came out a winner with #10.
Never, ever, count out the dark horse.

While I disagree with betting on hopeless longshots just because of the rider, as the best rider in the world cannot make a slow horse run any faster, I do congratulate you. At least you used some method. What kills me is that some dope made a ton of good handicappers' money without looking at the PPs based on it's name thinking that it meant it was ever fast.

[Fightingirish51195]

Originally Posted by clicknow

Trip phenomena. Also something we can't predict, although we try modelling it before the race.

There’s nothing harder to handicap than a track when the insides good and they can come off the pace.

The all button is our best friend.

[bobphilo]

Originally Posted by Someday Silent

Owendale showed that his Lexington win was legit and he beat Anothertwistafate because he's a better horse.

If you factor in Owendale's wide trip compared to the top 2's rail trips, he was probably best of all, running back to his Lexington figure.

[Fightingirish51195]

Originally Posted by bobphilo

If you factor in Owendale's wide trip compared to the top 2's rail trips, he was probably best of all, running back to his Lexington figure.

I agree!

[bobphilo]

Originally Posted by Someday Silent

Well, my boy Win Win Win isn't as good as I'd hoped, but I'll still root for him.

Don't be too hard on your boy. He bled in Preakness.