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Bellamy Road nearly ran off with the Travers with over 3 months off..
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Maybe we should the composition of the field and the likely pace scenario before drawing too many conclusions.
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I'm hearing Quality Road's figure was upped to a 113 after they 'verified the time'.
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I don't see how people trust beyer figures when they are corrected with human opinion, rather than sticking to some formula
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He looked cooked walking into the paddock
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He was placed in a very tough spot - stretching out to 10 furlongs off a 6.5 furlong win.
It didn't help things that his trip was an absolute horror show. It was nice to see the great future wager expert Ian Wilkes horse run his typical race. |
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Quality Road still finished third. He didn't take his toys and go home and finish last. Considering the situation and the fact the last time he went two turns was in March, it was a pretty good effort.
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The only way it could've been scripted any better concerning this horse is if he'd have run in the Derby and gone off the favorite. He'd have given all his fans a real treat there, as well.
Clearly, he's NOT FAST ENOUGH. |
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how could he be 6-5 and summer bird 5-2? it was the opposite of what the odds should of been.......belmont and haskell versus the amsterdam going 1 and 1/4 and summer bird just won at 1 and 1/2 . oh yeah, a real shocker.
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He has the big reputation, a track record, the beyers, the high profile connections. I was actually surprised he wasn't even lower on the oddsboard. I think he has the talent, I am just not sure where he fits though as a miler or a classic type of horse.
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This race didnt really tell me anything new. I dont think one could say one way or the other about Quality Road's distance capabilities based on this race alone. Hopefully, we see a fit and ready Quality Road this fall. He is obviously very talented.
Have they said definitively that summer bird won't be going to the bc? |
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I would not be surprised if you don't see QR again this year, or even ever (on a race track, that is).
What was asked of this very talented horse was ridiculous. His connections should be ashamed of themselves. If anyone at ESPN had some balls, and could quit whining for a minute about how RA did not come to one of the few horse races they bother to show nowadays, they might have been a little more pointed in addressing the issue. It is getting unbearable to watch horse racing coverage on TV nowadays. Most of the TVGers are a joke, ESPN is worse and HRTV...zzzzzz (although that is beginning to look good in comparison). |