Who was closer to the Triple Crown...Smarty or Alex?

[philcski]

Originally Posted by Cardus

Now that is a future wager! Great job!

I wasn't convinced about him through the preps because I got caught up in the pedigree angle, which now means less and less in regards to the Kentucky Derby. (It means much more in the Belmont Stakes, though.)

However, his BRISNET pace figures were clearly the best of the lot that spring. He had a great motor, and could distribute his speed more efficiently than the others.

Thanks! it was a once in a lifetime thing, probably.

Pedigree 'capping really seems to have hit a wall in the Derby. That year's sires were miler-miler-miler-sprinter, last year (well, holy bull was good at everything)-sprint-miler, this year was long-all-long. no real pattern versus the old days where if you didn't have the longwinded pedigree you were a pretty easy toss.

A friend of mine had sent me the BRIS numbers and they actually had him rated #1 from his 2nd race on, plus it confirmed my figure on the Aqu race... (had it about 10 points higher than Beyer)