McCracken

[Silver Charm]

Getting high props from his Conditioner. Considering f the guy has had 2 Derby Winners. Much higher than one could possibly imagine!! Time will tell.

[phil23]

Can\'t wait to bet against him this weekend - given his reputation, he is slow. From that post at that weight at that price, this looks like a great spot to beat him.

[Silver Charm]

You may very well may be right. Pletcher is always tough at Tampa. Has won the Derby or Sam F or both for like the last 4 years running.

But 2nd guessing a low key under the radar trainer who unleashed two 24-1 runnerup bombs last week on Holy Bull Day could be big mistake. Loaded barn will be progressively making a Spring impact. No doubt they are looking down the road at bigger and better things....

[ajkreider]

His pattern suggests a move forward here, but I confess I was surprised to see how he stacks up against the rest of the field.  A must bet against at 2-1, especially given the running style.

[Silver Charm]

Was 80% today. When a low-key guy says it might be the best horse he has ever laid his hands. You divide by 2 for hope and multiply by 4 since he has NO concept of hype....

[Wrongly]

Hoping that was a 1 to 2 and not a zero!

[ajkreider]

Was wondering about the fig myself.  Track record time, the high-weight, and 4w on the turn.  Looks to stack up pretty well against the filly race.  4 horses within 3 1/2 lengths doesn\'t scream track record though.

[mjellish]

7 horse ran a nice race too, which was where my money was.

[BitPlayer]

McCraken didn\'t really lose much ground.  He was inside through the first turn and only tipped out late in the second turn.  Trakus only has him travelling 9 feet farther than State of Honor.

Wild Shot was the wide-trip horse in the race, but I often wonder whether ground-loaded figs from Tampa are a little more suspect than those from elsewhere.

I liked No Dozing.  Hard to find an excuse.  I wonder whether Union Rags is going to get precocious 2yos.

[Topcat]

mjellish Wrote:
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> 7 horse ran a nice race too, which was where my
> money was.


Join the club.   An American Tragedy, on multiple levels . . . despite the all-out \"I WILL save ground on the final turn, by God!\" ride.

[jbelfior]

A rare poor decision by Ortiz. But that was a sweet exacta price.

Tapwrit may be a serious horse going forward. Then again it\'s Pletcher in Tampa in February.

Good Luck,
Joe B