Started by Man o Taz, May 03, 2014, 03:46:04 PM
Previous topic - Next topicQuote from: The Tin Man on May 03, 2014, 07:56:58 PM
Twas a foregone conclusion to those who weren't trying to deny what was before them ...
When people try SOOOOOO hard to dredge up any conceivable angle or question they can create about a particular horse ... you know that is the one ...
Focus should have been on loading up BEHIND him in trifectas or superfectas ...
I singled him on my trifecta and loaded up 6 horses behind him in 2nd and 3rd for a trifecta ... Unfortunately though ... I didn't have Commanding Curve ...
This was the only race that concerned me at all(as long as he stays healthy) for Cali Chrome ... solely because traffic issues were a concern because of the huge field. Once the race started though, Victor placed him perfectly ... So I knew he had it from about 3 furlongs in.
Preakness should be a breeze ... as will the Belmont ... CC doesn't have distance limitations(although some try to convince themselves he does) ... He's been geared down hard his last 5 races ... Distance will be no issue.
As long as he stays healthy, I believe the hard part is done and the Triple Crown will be his.
Only horse that I view as a threat at all is Social Inclusion ... If he dispatches him, he's home free.
Quote from: Man o Taz on May 05, 2014, 06:56:19 AM
Did anyone else think that this was not one of Johnny's better rides on Wise Dan?
Quote from: Delamont on May 05, 2014, 06:29:08 AM
I get that, and I also thought CC was the likely winner, but in such a big field anything can happen. I watched the race chewing my knuckles all the way!
That and Wise Dan's stretch battle really stood out on Derby Day.
Quote from: Senator L on May 05, 2014, 02:21:17 PM
Props to Peeptoad was "dying" for Commanding Curve
to get into the derby. I hope you cashed large
Quote from: Man o Taz on May 06, 2014, 06:39:32 AM
I would love to know what Churchill Downs is doing with their track that the horses in works were coming back with their eyes almost closed after dealing with the Churchill Downs surface.
Between the quirky surface, the idiotic focus on celebrities, and the fact that Churchill cares little for horsemen (see Mr. Porter), or history (see Mr. Turcotte) with the accommodations it is willing to provide its a wonder they are still in business.
And NBC buys into all the supposed pageantry as well with some of its silly coverage.
Add to that the fact that NBC has some of the most inept camera work cutting off most, if not all of the races including the Kentucky Derby before all horses have crossed the finish line.
Well, guess what NBC - folks may decide they'd rather watch the races online at Kentucky Derby.com rather than tuning in if you keep up this inane camera shots. Like they can't wait five more seconds for the rest of the field to cross the finish line.
Quote from: The Tin Man on May 03, 2014, 07:56:58 PM
Twas a foregone conclusion to those who weren't trying to deny what was before them ...
When people try SOOOOOO hard to dredge up any conceivable angle or question they can create about a particular horse ... you know that is the one ...
Focus should have been on loading up BEHIND him in trifectas or superfectas ...
I singled him on my trifecta and loaded up 6 horses behind him in 2nd and 3rd for a trifecta ... Unfortunately though ... I didn't have Commanding Curve ...
This was the only race that concerned me at all(as long as he stays healthy) for Cali Chrome ... solely because traffic issues were a concern because of the huge field. Once the race started though, Victor placed him perfectly ... So I knew he had it from about 3 furlongs in.
Preakness should be a breeze ... as will the Belmont ... CC doesn't have distance limitations(although some try to convince themselves he does) ... He's been geared down hard his last 5 races ... Distance will be no issue.
As long as he stays healthy, I believe the hard part is done and the Triple Crown will be his.
Only horse that I view as a threat at all is Social Inclusion ... If he dispatches him, he's home free.
Quote from: Delamont on May 06, 2014, 09:27:45 AM
If I could have watched online, I would have. NBC's coverage made me cringe.
Quote from: Islandgirl45 on May 07, 2014, 12:42:01 PM
On that note, today SI was loaded on a van headed to Pimlico.
Social Inclusion will van to Pimlico;
No Preakness decision yet for Ring Weekend
http://www.brisnet.com/cgi-bin/editorial/article.cgi?id=44281
Social Inclusion brings plenty of speed to the Preakness
(Lauren King/Adam Coglianese Photography)
Social Inclusion has recovered sufficiently from the bruise in his right front foot that had kept him out of a Gulfstream Park stakes last Saturday to board a Pimlico-bound van Wednesday morning.
"We're leaving tomorrow morning around 10 (EDT) and get there early Thursday morning," Rontos Racing Stable Corp.'s Ron Sanchez said. "He'll jog tomorrow before he leaves."
After making a belated career debut on February 22, Social Inclusion won his first two races by a combined 17 1/2 lengths at Gulfstream Park before finishing third in the TwinSpires.com Wood Memorial at Aqueduct on April 5. The Manny Azpurua-trained colt lacked the necessary point total to make the Kentucky Derby field.
From the first crop of Pioneerof the Nile, Social Inclusion will enter the middle leg of the Triple Crown off a 42-day freshening . . .
Quote from: Delamont on May 06, 2014, 09:27:45 AM
If I could have watched online, I would have. NBC's coverage made me cringe.