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05-06-2012, 02:23 AM
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More impressed with Dullahan
I know I may get a lot of heat for saying this, but I thought Dullahan ran bigger. The horse lost so much ground in the race and was 7 wide. He also got bumped around a little bit in the race.
The Churchill surface seemed to me to not be playing fair all day. Quality speed did not come back in the stretch all day despite the fractions. So once Bodemeister got loose, despite the fractions, it did not surprise that he kept going given the track.
People are blaming Mike Smith, but this horse's best races are when he is loose on a lead. If he tries to rate, he doesn't run the same race.
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05-06-2012, 06:03 AM
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I was too, just looking at the result charts. I didn't get to see all the races at Churchhill on Saturday so I don't know how speed-favoring the track was or wasn't, but he made a hell of a run and nearly caught him at the end. Another 1/16th of a mile and he might have won it.
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05-06-2012, 08:21 AM
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He was my key horse. I needed him to beat Bodiemeister to cash my exacta box. Yes, I left Baffert's horse off.
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05-06-2012, 08:22 AM
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Went The Day Well looked the more exciting prospect to me and he certainly overtakes Dullahan with any hypothetical added distance.
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05-06-2012, 08:33 AM
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Under the circumstances, I'm surprised Dullahan didn't win. The pace was tailor made for him; absolutely ideal. Sorry but I downgrade him going into the Preakness. He was catching tiring horses.
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05-06-2012, 08:49 AM
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He reminds me of this horse.
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05-06-2012, 08:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hencicleva
Went The Day Well looked the more exciting prospect to me and he certainly overtakes Dullahan with any hypothetical added distance.
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Went the Day Well was coming like a train at the end. But too little, too late.
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05-06-2012, 08:55 AM
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Bodemeister was the most impressive colt in the Derby in my opinion.
I'll Have Another ran a super race and deserves the Roses...Dullahan got a beauty set up and came runnin, like he's supposed to do.
You are not supposed to set the splits Bode set and be so close at the end.
Hansen had better take up miling or sprinting (like Shack) cuz Bodemeister is ten times the frontrunner he is.
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05-06-2012, 09:22 AM
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agree, what the derby confirmed is how good Bodemeister is.
I was not particularily impressed by Dullahan, he did what he was supposed to do, pick up the pieces when the pretenders retreated. he'll be up against it in the Preakness should he go.
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05-06-2012, 10:04 AM
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went the day well was flying at the end (4th) from being shuffled way back
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05-06-2012, 10:30 AM
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i bet "the dul one". i am convinced he is a plodder and should only be used
to fill the bottom positions.
Hansen looked terrible in the post parade
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05-06-2012, 10:38 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by parlay
i bet "the dul one". i am convinced he is a plodder and should only be used
to fill the bottom positions.
Hansen looked terrible in the post parade
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Agree..he looked real washy. The workout reports were bad too; saying the horse was unruly..
I thought his race in the Blue Grass was a monster race. But, something has went wrong with him... not sure what the deal is..
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05-06-2012, 10:42 AM
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Plodder?
I'm not so sure. I'll give him one more race before I come to a conclusion.
If he's in the Preakness then I will not expect anything of him but I will see what he is able to do.
I believe the next race for him should be the Belmont Stakes. If he is a horse of the lesser ability than what he hinted at in the stretch of yesterday's race then he'll run well off the pace and finish the race with a run like yesterday's but not able to get to the leaders. If that's what happens then I will reach the same conclusion.
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05-06-2012, 10:58 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DJofSD
Plodder?
I'm not so sure. I'll give him one more race before I come to a conclusion.
If he's in the Preakness then I will not expect anything of him but I will see what he is able to do.
I believe the next race for him should be the Belmont Stakes. If he is a horse of the lesser ability than what he hinted at in the stretch of yesterday's race then he'll run well off the pace and finish the race with a run like yesterday's but not able to get to the leaders. If that's what happens then I will reach the same conclusion.
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Didn't mean to diminish him as a horse. he ran very well, got a good trip and didn't win. i believe at the top level he is more likely to be a runerup than a winner. i love these types to key in exotics. but i will not use him in the top position. I WOULD give anything to own a horse as talented as him.
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05-06-2012, 11:36 AM
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I think a bunch of horses should start looking for one turn routes and a bunch more should start looking at optional claimers.
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