Cross the Line -- First Dirt

Started by SoCalMan2, April 01, 2015, 02:21:38 PM

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SoCalMan2

In the first couple of years of synthetic tracks, I recall a phenomenon a lot of people called first dirt.  When a horse had been running its whole career on synthetic and was getting dirt for the first time, the horse would typically make an oversize jump up.  A lot of times, that jump up would be so big it would be a knock out number.  I have now forgotten how to read for that.

So, without knowing what Cross the Line\'s sheet looks like, does anybody know if he is a candidate to explode first dirt?  What were the nuances that were used to look for a first dirt explosion?  I have just completely forgotten this sheet reading nuance, but it looks like it could be relevant for the Santa Anita Derby.

Thanks in advance for any thoughts on this.......

Michael D.

I don\'t have a strong opinion on the colt, but he is a 1/2 to Ria Antonia, the 2013 BC Juvy filly winner who made the synth to dirt move. Take a look at her sheet in the archives (first race on the 2nd). Note that she paid $66 after getting put up.