Travers

[big18741]

I got paid in the Travers but a much better outcome for me would have been TCE winning the race.I felt he would benefit from at worst an honest pace considering LH and Purge would be sitting 1-2 around the track and both are quick.I thought it would play out similar to last years Travers.I knew Bravo and JR wouldn\'t go suicidal considering both had distance concerns,but how do you throttle down LH for a 1/2 in 49.15 and Purge 49.35.Those horses gallop faster than that and will resent being asked to run like that in the early part of a race.

Did the extreme wind and weather have any effect on the time of that race, or did both riders just overreact and slow it to a crawl?
I know it was the only 2 turner on dirt on the card,but when the half was only 49 I knew TCE was dead meat.

BTW Smokey Glacken,Nothing to Lose(needed a trip and got it)and Pomeroy all looked to be standouts in the first 3 legs of the pk 4 based on t-graph #\'s alone.You\'re product is by far the best out there.

[fasteddie]

Time to give Birdstone his due; he ran a monster alw. at GP, had legit excuses in his next 2. The Belmont stamped him the real deal, and I will say this again- He will be a serious horse in the Classic, and a square price to boot! He has now sat close to a slow pace, and off hot fractions, and won for fun both times. If he wins the Classic, he IS horse-of-the-year!

[kev]

What do you mean by distance?? Which distance? Looks like to me he can go 8.5 and 9.0F and at 10.0F hes 2-0-1-0 and at 8.5 and up hes 7-3-2-0  oh by what do you mean?? and by the way no I didnt bet LH I had TCE with LH-Bird and Purge. LH might not be able to handle the big boys, maybe like a Peace Rules type shows up every once in awhile and steals one.

[jbelfior]

Cozzene--

I was sorry to see LH get retired. He was a gamer....thxs for your note.



Good Luck,
Joe B.