Blame

[Silver Charm]

Big Top on Rags. Not really surprised that the last Fig was fast but am surprised that the prior fig was so slow.

Is this horse really a serious player with the better ones? Beyer had him at 102 without wide which he certainly was.

[covelj70]

Silver,

Was having this same conversation with a friend this morning.

When we talk about the big 3 pointing to the BC Classic in RA, Z and QR, should it really be the big 4?

My inclination based on the numbers is to say no he doesn\'t belong in the conversation right now but I am not that confident in that view.

Blame ran slower than Rachael and carried 4 pounds less but as you say, he was wide so I am curious to see how the figures shake out.

I am with Jimbo on the idea that QR is in a class all by himself (I believe the 1 1/4 is within his scope) and I think Z and RA are together a notch below QR and I put Blame a notch below those two but it is certainly a legit debate.

Good stuff to even be able to talk about this when a horse as good as Blame maybe the 4th stringer in the BC Classic after last year when this division was as weak as could be.

[Silver Charm]

Blame has a home course advantage because he loves CD. He was a really late developer last year so its tough to compare his resume with the others. All we have to go by is the numbers.

BTW I did not mean to imply that Rags got and number wrong. But I did here Blame got an 8 first out this year (very very average) and then a 2.5 pt Top in his last. This probably makes him a part of the conversation and he has been consistent in performance. ie-he does what he has to do.

Blame looks very promising but does anyone here disagree if I said Lookin at Lucky does too??

[ajkreider]

Think Rail Trip needs to be thrown into the mix as well.  Got a 108 Beyer on the artificial stuff - where it seems like Beyers are compressed.  If he\'s a candidate for a move up upon hitting the dirt, his Californian effort already makes him a player for the Classic.