Analyze It

[sammy the sage]

the horse....but in this case...the illustrious trainer...one it's Chad Brown's world...

So the question begits....why is Analyze it running in NY for $200k when can/could have run at Penn for $500k....Mr. Brown has had success at Penn....yet no entries in this race...interesting with the stable he's got...

The competition level is not that big a difference...He would be favored at Penn as well....

[horses4courses]

This horse is a beast on the lawn.
Great turn of foot.

Brown would run him for $500K if he felt he was ready.
He must think otherwise, and is picking a better spot in the Pennine Ridge.

Plenty of big prizes down the road for this one.
Secretariat at Arlington comes to mind.

[Spalding No!]

Originally Posted by sammy the sage

So the question begits....why is Analyze it running in NY for $200k when can/could have run at Penn for $500k....Mr. Brown has had success at Penn....yet no entries in this race...interesting with the stable he's got...

The competition level is not that big a difference...He would be favored at Penn as well....

The next major prize is the Belmont Derby Invitational, a $1.2 million race at 10 furlongs over the Belmont inner turf course.

The Pennine Ridge is 9 furlongs over the same Belmont inner turf course. The Penn Mile is 8 furlongs at Penn National.

Analyze it has run 3 total starts at 8 furlongs, 8 furlongs, and 8.5 furlongs.

Despite the sizable difference in purse money, ultimately, a 9 furlong prep over the same turf course as a $1.2 million 10 furlong race on the 4th of July weekend is a better fit than a drop back to a flat mile out of town.

[Tom]

Not all that impressive in the stretch.