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[miff]

Big,

Agree Harlem Rocker may be better going shorter but so called distance breeding seems to be a thing of the past with many modern day horses outrunning their pedigree.

Mike

[fkach]

P-Dub Wrote:
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> Nice call fkach.
>
> The Colonel got back all my derby money I lost on
> him...and then some.
>
> Man, those West Coast horses are so bad.

Thanks. No anti west coast bias here. I live in NY and was a Sunday Silence fan. ;-)

I was confident he was going to run well and get a good trip yesterday, but it was a tough spot to feel confident he was going to win. I cut my bet back a little at 4-1, but I\'ll take it. The trip was good, but not perfect. He actually had some trouble out of the gate and got banged around a few times turning for home. Others also had eventful trips though.  

The reason I stayed with him at 4-1 was that I didn\'t like Pyro much \"to win\" as a deep closer in a race without a lot of quality speed and Harlem Rocker\'s reputation was made off a pretty easy trip in the Withers. I haven\'t been much of a fan of TOE or the Wood field (other than War Pass) either.

I thought the track was a little strange yesterday. Horses were winning from everywhere. It didn\'t seem like much of a disadvantage to loop or an advantage to be inside.