As the Derby approaches

[Tim Y]

Originally Posted by lsosa54

I would think SP and HE would be strong factors for the Derby, but not just one run 3F types.

Those are expressing the same things. You always have to look at then as a tend of at least three efforts. Bob n' John (one of the favorites in the Belmont) was eliminated on that increasing trend alone and he stopped like a cheap watch because his numbers were screaming distance limitation.

The odd ball in that string was Barbaro, who helped define a style I had believed many others (Creme Fraiche, Hard Spun, and Nashua for example) showed: POSITIONAL FRONT RUNNERS who stay "just ahead" no matter how fast or slow the pace and have no set ESP style.