Matchups in the Distaff

[Dunbar]

VIP and Gameday have just put up some matchups for the Distaff:

Balletto vs Healthy Addiction
Best finish - Both horses must start for action
11/01/2006
09:00 000 Balletto (-160)
000 Healthy Addiction (130)

Fleet Indian vs Pine Island
Best finish - Both horses must start for action
11/01/2006
09:00 000 Fleet Indian (-170)
000 Pine Island (140)

Happy Ticket vs Pool Land
Best finish - Both horses must start for action
11/01/2006
09:00 000 Happy Ticket (-140)
000 Pool Land (110)

Healthy Addiction vs Happy Tic
Best finish - Both horses must start for action
11/01/2006
09:00 000 Healthy Addiction (-125)
000 Happy Ticket (-105)

11/01/2006
09:00 000 Healthy Addiction (-125)
000 Pool Land (-105)

Pine Island vs Asi Siempre
Best finish - Both horses must start for action
11/01/2006
12:00 000 Pine Island (-120)
000 Asi Siempre (-110)

Pine Island vs Balletto
Best finish - Both horses must start for action
11/01/2006
09:00 000 Pine Island (-125)
000 Balletto (-105)

--Dunbar

[cakes44]

Happy Ticket vs Healthy Addiction for basically even $...daddy like.

[blackthroatedwind]

The Pine Island-Asi Siempre one should be 4:1.

[ArlJim78]

Pine Island will crush Balletto like a grape.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

Pine Island will crush Balletto like a grape.

That matchup is reasonable, however, as they are both similar horses who have shown similar ability. Pine Island will, at most, be only a little shorter than Balletto.

The match-up vs. Asi Siempre is puzzling as they both have similar running styles and Pine Island will be a significantly lower price. That one will change dramatically.

It is dangerous to use specific opinions when looking at matchups.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

That matchup is reasonable, however, as they are both similar horses who have shown similar ability. Pine Island will, at most, be only a little shorter than Balletto.

The match-up vs. Asi Siempre is puzzling as they both have similar running styles and Pine Island will be a significantly lower price. That one will change dramatically.

It is dangerous to use specific opinions when looking at matchups.

i'm not a big matchup player, but I do have opinions about both Balletto and Pine Island. Although you say they have shown similar ability, and they probably have, my take is that there is no way that Balletto finishes in front of Pine Island.

[ArlJim78]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

That matchup is reasonable, however, as they are both similar horses who have shown similar ability. Pine Island will, at most, be only a little shorter than Balletto.

The match-up vs. Asi Siempre is puzzling as they both have similar running styles and Pine Island will be a significantly lower price. That one will change dramatically.

It is dangerous to use specific opinions when looking at matchups.

Actually you were right. I took another look at the PP's of these two. At best I can give a slim edge to Pine Island. Pass on that match-up for me.