tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post1694454710910247257..comments2024-03-05T05:38:22.024-05:00Comments on Left at the Gate: Saturday Morning NotesAlan Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12570505944559196118noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-48385485837435471842013-05-26T02:45:38.527-04:002013-05-26T02:45:38.527-04:00I said right after the Derby that that race was a ...I said right after the Derby that that race was a throwout. I wetn right back to my Derby Horses, Itsmyluckyday and Goldencents. Also used Mylute, who was a far better price than Orb, even though he had run nearly as fast as Orb in his previous three races. Even money says neither Orb nor Oxbow wins the Belmont. As for the Preakness, I think Joel Rosario needed to go with Orb all out when he started to go on the backstretch. Backing off when Tinsletown Five made a move at the same time seemed to take all the run out of Orb. Look to cash bets on Normandy Invasion, Verrazano and Vyjack this summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-75312429512876250572013-05-26T00:19:40.321-04:002013-05-26T00:19:40.321-04:00I'm not a big fan of trip excuses in most case...I'm not a big fan of trip excuses in most cases, and certainly not for Orb. In most cases, sharp horses don't get beat to the hole, or they muscle their way through and create a hole.<br /><br />The triple crown is a real grind on the heels of the prep season and I don't think you're going to see Orb looking as good as he looked in the Derby or his last prep until after a freshening.<br /><br />Good luck with Palace Malice - you'll need it.steve in nchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04061356872686618093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-84696232887277638522013-05-25T10:19:57.655-04:002013-05-25T10:19:57.655-04:00The issue with Orb's trip was not necessarily ...The issue with Orb's trip was not necessarily that he was inside, but rather that Rosario moved a bit prematurely, perhaps sensing the modest pace. <br /><br />At that exact moment, Titletown Five, after having been unusually strongly rated, was unleashed and beat him to the hole, only then to almost immediately call it quits.<br /><br />Orb's momentum was stopped and Rosario then had trouble finding another path to the outside.<br /><br />A truly great horse would have overcome this issue, not blaming the loss on it at all, but I believe it wasn't his rail trip or the workout that caused his failure, but rather an unlucky or bad trip.<br /><br />Joel probably should have tried harder to get clear outside earlier in the race, but even then he probably was no better than second best this day, when the other speed failed to materialize. <br /><br />A quality horse is tough to beat loose on the lead.<br /><br />I don't understand why deep pocket owners of closing style horses don't enter rabbits on a regular basis.<br /><br />Figlessnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8711985.post-57679360990952990572013-05-25T09:48:21.173-04:002013-05-25T09:48:21.173-04:00Look forward to see General Election making his tu...Look forward to see General Election making his turf debut.<br /><br />RGRGnoreply@blogger.com