3-year-old Recap - Updated Derby Chances

[Clip-Clop]

Originally Posted by Travis Stone

If you have a repeat of the same pace, then yeah, it'll be tough for anyone close. But I have a hard time believing, that even with the trip, Afleet Alex wouldn't overcome it and beat the group we're seeing this year.

He was good enough to overcome Rose in the next two. Missed out in that Derby and still bitter, tri-boxed Alex with my wife's two horses as a joke, Closing Argument and Don't get Mad.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

Plodder? LOL If anything, I would worry about distance more than speed with this horse. He looks like a closing miler to me but then again there isn't much of a body of work to support that thought.

I think maybe your computer is running slow. Might want to get that checked.

Bingo.

Plodders don't win one-turn races like the Holy Bull and his maiden race. I am in the closing sprinter/miler camp as well.

[lemoncrush]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Bingo.

Plodders don't win one-turn races like the Holy Bull and his maiden race. I am in the closing sprinter/miler camp as well.

He may end up being better long term as a closing sprinter/miler, but he was moving pretty good at the end of both of his 1-1/8 races. I'm not inclined to bet him to win on Derby day, but I think he still has potential to be a classic distance horse.