Folks,
Here is a professional review of today's LeComte:
https://www.horseracingnation.com/ne..._and_picks_123
I noticed
America's Day At The Races are on
FS1 from 6 to 7pm EST, so perhaps the Fair Ground's races will be on there.
For those of you who are tracking things recreationally, as I am, looking for that
Derby Horse I read this week that this is the year that the KYD, and the KY Oaks, is going to be Lasix [a.k.a., Furosemide] (free. As such, any prep race that is run will not award KYD points to any horse that runs on Lasix.
For example, remember
Senor Buscador who won the Sprinboard Mile impressively? He was on Lasix and receive no points for that effort even though he was eligible. Don't worry, his connections understood the rules and were not blindsided. But this opens up another betting angle.
Looking at today's LeComte, there are 5 horses who ran on Lasix in their last race and are NOT on Lasix for this race. This could be viewed as a disadvantage/risk for these horses. Going on Lasix is not just a decision by trainers; a veterinarian has to put a horse on Lasix based on putting a scope down a horse's throat and seeing evidence of pulmonary bleeding in the throat or lungs. It happens in various amounts with every horse when they are stressed (need I say that there are ways to get blood into a horse's throat, but I won't go further with that statement). The belief is that if a horse takes lasix, he is less likely to bleed and/or holds less water because he urinates more, and performs better because of either of these reasons. But a horse can also bleed through Lasix (very bad), or dehydrate because of Lasix, so there are other things to consider. But I digress.
None of today's horses are on Lasix in the LeComte, so all horses will get their Derby points if they finish in the top 3. But #4 -
Proxy, #5 -
Regular Guy, #6 -
Game Day Plan, #8 -
Red N Wild, and #11 -
Dyn O Mite all used Lasix in their last race. None of these horses showed reversals of form with Lasix (a betting angle when a horse goes
ON Lasix), which suggests that they might have bled and needed it. Just something to consider. Horses do come off Lasix all the time and perform well, based on trainer's decisions; usually because of change in venue (e.g., going to a state that doesn't allow Lasix, running in a race that doesn't allow Lasix), and they do fine.
Larry
DevilHorse