Notes From the Risen Star (462 Views)

Epicenter, the winner was one of 3 with superior and almost equal speed coming into the race. Also, the ONLY runner with a recent race. He won, probably moving forward nicely from his previous race, but the conditioning issue may temper the relevance of this race for him.

Zandon ran, with a previous number almost equal to Epicenter. But with a long layoff. His next race will be defining. He must move forward a lot to be considered a contender.

Smile Happy came in off somewhat slower numbers than these two and didn’t seem to make a forward move. That could be the result of his layoff, or he might just be slower.

Slow Down Andy came in at a number equal to the winner but ran a dud. One more race like this and you can ignore him going forward.

The rest of this field are just too slow to compete for the Derby, down the road.