After The Wood Memorial

[confused]

Does it matter where a horse is bred when it has Fappiano top and bottom of the sire pedigree and Mr. Prospector top and bottom of the dam pedigree?  And multiple graded stakes horses throughout the pedigree?

I think not.

[Gary Irish]

You are correct, and I should not have brought it (pedigree) up.

My main point was/is that race experience counts for something, and in a field this big the difference between what he (Taiba) experienced at SA versus what he will encounter at CD is like the difference between swimming laps in a pool and swimming in the open seas.

I was reminded of Honor AP\'s SA Derby when he defeated Authentic in that the race set up great in front of him. After Forbidden Kingdom chucked it, he (Taiba) had just one horse to beat, and he came and got him.

I was acting the fool last night, so if you think he is that good don\'t let me talk you off of him.

[confused]

I don\'t disagree with you at all.  I just meant that his pedigree wouldn\'t pose a problem.  I view SoCal racing, these days, as a hot house environment.  Top notch outfits have left there, ceding the place to Baffert.  He took full advantage of it.  

So be it.

I realize that conventional wisdom, which is wisdom for a reason, would hold that this horse had the easiest time of it in the SA Derby and that he has insufficient racing under his belt.  HOWEVER, that doesn\'t negate the fact that he ran very fast.  And because of the FU a win would represent to the KY commission, I feel fairly sure that the horse will be feeling no pain on May 7th.

So I have to use him in some capacity.