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Originally Posted by King Glorious
Sort of like I think that Winning Colors would have won the Preakness if Forty Niner wasn't in there. Sometimes, the presence of one horse can alter your strategy enough to where u totally compromise your chances to win the race. Perhaps a better example would be that Forty Niner could have maybe won the race if Winning Colors wasn't in there.
When I watched the Arkansas Derby, I got a sense that the rider of FFC was riding as if Curlin was the horse to beat. Curlin made his move and so FFC had to move in order to keep within striking distance. I felt the move was a little early for him and as a result, he flattened out in the lane and was passed by some horses and finished fourth. Maybe if Curlin was not in the race, the rider of FFC could have waited a bit longer before making his move and the result could have been different. I'm not saying that's the way it would have gone but that's the feeling I had watching the race.
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Okay, but Curlin IS in this race, and Curlin was no match in the KY Derby for the top two. It was Storminmay and Deadly Dealer who finished 2nd and 3rd in the Ark Derby, ahead of FCC. Check out the derby charts to see what happened to Storm In May when he tried to go a distance that is not good for him.
FCC has got no solution to get him on the board in the Preakness. At the end of the race he will be hopelessly out of it.
05-17-2007, 12:03 PM
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