tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post116165855751492249..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Go Deputy Going ForthAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1161722206989151822006-10-24T16:36:00.000-04:002006-10-24T16:36:00.000-04:00OK Dave, that's a fair point, thanks. It certainl...OK Dave, that's a fair point, thanks. It certainly did look like Go Deputy was going to pass him. I only saw the race on the Cal Racing site, and I was distracted by the stoopid Trakus! :) Nonetheless, it was a top effort, and I like Go Deputy as an exotics possibility, hopefully at a decenty price.Alan Mannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-1161719313804369172006-10-24T15:48:00.000-04:002006-10-24T15:48:00.000-04:00As much as I love Go Deputy I don't really think h...As much as I love Go Deputy I don't really think he was unlucky to lose a head bob in that race. It was tight but Collier Hill had repelled the challenge before they hit the wire and it looked unlikely that Go Deputy would get by once Collier Hill dug in. The BRIS speed figure on that race came back as a 120, which is absolutely huge even on that scale so the quality of both horses was certainly affirmed. Both Collier Hill's and Go Deputy's connections concurred that Go Deputy was simply beaten by a better effort (from Brisnet):<BR/><BR/>"It was a great race," Swinbank said via telephone from his base in North Yorkshire, England. "I could see as they turned into the straight, I thought we had every chance. He was headed about 50 meters out, and he got back to him again. He's a very, very brave horse."<BR/><BR/>John Velazquez aboard Go Deputy had a similar post-race reaction.<BR/><BR/>"Down the lane, I asked him, and he ran, and I actually thought I was going to go by the other horse, but the other horse beat us," Velazquez said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com