The Stretch Call Says It All

[smalltimer]

Slew,
I\'m in agreement with this post.  I feel all the pre-race exchange of thoughts and ideas is what makes the race so much fun to try to decipher.  I tend not to spend as much time on the negative things that can happen to horses when the gate opens, it makes a guy be fearful of things that may not even happen. We\'re all gonna play our horse(s) in the race and hope we get out clean, have a clean trip and have the right horse.  Most of us won\'t avoid trouble in the race.  Some of us will get lucky and things will fall in place.  I know I\'ll approach the race mindful of all the pitfalls, but I\'ll play it as though I\'m gonna get a fair trip.  If I find trouble in the race it won\'t be a complete surprise.
Have a good one.

[miff]

\"On paper, Eskendereya is the fastest horse coming into this race. By several lengths\"

Slew,

Esky\'s superiority \"on paper\" is incongruous with his superiority on the racetrack. His internals are off the charts faster than all in this field.His edge over these extends to app an 8 length advantage at the 1 1/4 mile distance.

Esky can regress, of course, but in his last two efforts he did not get roughed up or lay his body down like others who were forced to get into the derby.The derby is Esky\'s to lose, no horse has shown near the ability needed to outrun Esky\'s best. The added distance seems to favor his galloping running style.

Esky must answer the resiliency question, thats all.


Mike