I know this was done last year(can\'t find it) so I\'ll post what I came up with since 2001.
207 horses
18 or 9% ran new tops
Average improvement 2.75 pts
6 of the last 11 winners ran new tops
5 of the last 11 second place horses ran new tops
2 bottom of the super horses ran new tops
The other five were out of the super.Two of them ran fast enough but were wide the other three not good enough.
2011
AK 3.75 pts going turf to poly to first time dirt
Nehro 2.75 pts off pairs
BS 2.5 pts going turf to poly to dirt
2010
MMFM 2.25 pts going turf to poly to first time dirt
2009
MTB 5.75 pts
POTN 2.75 pts first time dirt
2008
BB 1.25 pts
RGlory 1.75 pts
2007
HSPUN 2.75 pts poly to dirt
WCrazy 1.75 pts
Tiago 1.75 pts
Sam P 3.25 pts
2006
Barbaro 4 pts
2005
Giaco 4 pts off pairs
CArg 2 pts off pairs
2004 none
2003
TenCents 1.5
2002
WE 1.5 off pairs
PCitiz 3.75 Pts
2001 none
With three of the four fast ones this year backing up in their last I\'m playing for at least a couple this year to run tops onto the board.
Silver Charm in 1997 2 3/4 pts off 3 pairs Won
Victory Gallop in 1998 2 3/4 off essentially pairs was 2nd on only two preps. Unheard of then. Trained by Elliot Walden Manager of: Super Saver 1 pt Top off two Paired Preps and Gemologist coming in off two Preps