AP 4/26 Workout

[mjellish]

I would also say that the new points system tends to keep the pure sprinting types out of this race as they don\'t give points for sprints.  It used to be that horses who won graded stakes in sprints could get in, but that is not the case anymore.

So the early pace dynamic of the KY Derby is likely to be different moving forward than it used to be.

[joemama]

SO now with no horses with sprint type speed most jocks don\'t want to compromise their horses chances early, so the early splits are somewhat muted by unwillingness to go fast early.

[Topcat]

joemama Wrote:
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> SO now with no horses with sprint type speed most
> jocks don\'t want to compromise their horses
> chances early, so the early splits are somewhat
> muted by unwillingness to go fast early.


Chances for a Charismatic-like first-run-by-the-stands \"blob\" effect are tangible.  Hope it doesn\'t happen that way.   Danger lurks.