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Essential Quality will be very tough, especially if the track is wet. It's hard to cap it properly since we haven't had the post position draw yet. The outside posts are supposed to be highly disadvantageous, but that certainly wasn't the case last year as both Authentic and Tiz the Law broke from the outside gate.Ribbons wrote: ↑Mon Apr 19, 2021 2:23 am Harvesting some mint this morning jolted me into realizing that the Kentucky Derby is nigh and that I hadn't looked at the leaderboard since, like, December.
. . . Good heavens, Essential Quality has been in a league of his own so far, yes?
Dry, what are your thoughts on Soup and Sandwich?![]()
Sorry, no Guac and Mole. But I DID find an Oodles of Noodles (https://www.pedigreequery.com/oodles+of+noodles) and a Mac and Cheese (https://www.pedigreequery.com/mac+and+cheese).
Patty H was scratched this morning by the track veterinarian. That changes everything. Post time is 5 p.m.dryrunguy wrote: ↑Fri Apr 16, 2021 4:54 am
There are two horses in the field that look pretty tough--Patty H and Shades of Truth.
I remember Patty H. In her last race at Gulfstream on 3/26, she beat a horse named To A T, which is owned by the more expensive syndicate affiliated with Shooting Star, my other partnership. In fact, Patty H has won two of her last three. She's a really nice horse and will be tough to beat. She's trained by Brad Cox, who is regarded in some circles as a doper that would make Bob Baffert look like a boy scout. (He also trains Essential Quality, who is headed to the Derby.)
Shades of Truth has raced five times with a win and two second place finishes. She's been running at Fair Grounds in New Orleans and is trained by Tom Amoss. She's also coming in off of a bullet work at Delta Downs on April 5 (fastest of 17 at 4 furlongs).
What I do not understand is why both of those fillies are dropping so much lower in class. If this was a claiming race, it would be highly suspicious.
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