Barclay Tagg and his pair of grinders
They don't make eye-popping moves. They don't run up front setting speedy fractions. With that said, the media can't find a reason to embrace Tale of Ekati or Big Truck. Both horses on paper appear to have the pedigree and capability to get the 1 1/4 mile distance of the Kentucky Derby. Both horses have proven to grind their stretch running foes into defeat. Tale of Ekati and Big Truck can handle the real dirt surface. When the real running starts at the top of the lane on May 3rd in Louisville, I expect the Tagg duo will be in with a shot when many other have already chucked the bit.
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Track, I just don't know if
Track, I just don't know if they have enough talent. They don't seem to have any turn of foot. I'm expecting them to run mid-pack the whole way around. A blistering pace scenario could help if everyone up front falls apart and they are left to pick up the pieces.
Throw out Big Truck's Bluegrass
Like Pyro, it appears the polytrack just isn't for him. I liked his run in the Tampa Bay Derby where he ran between horses most of the way and then waited to swing wide after everyone had looped him initially. Isn't he on the bubble to get in though?