He’s not there to rub their butts though!

Not really but they’re pretty reliable.  It’s still a surprise when one wins that has never run at least a 115 before.  Medina Spirit was no where close to that in either the San Felipe or the SA Derby but he did have a 115 in Robert B. Lewis.  I used to look for 116 or better but it’s come down the last few years :(

Take Charge Lady is Part of The Rasmussen Factor With Tapit in that Pedigree thru her BM Sire Rubiano and Ruby Slippers the Rf Mare
by Nijinsky (CS)/ In Reality N/N (BC) one in the Sires tff and the Dams Tff.  IIts a shame the way Pletcher mismanged him and others.

My concern is Pletcher more than Take Charge Lady , Love The Horse CI.  from one Sucker to Another Sucker. Hear Yah.

Animal Kingdom was the last to win without at least a 115 somewhere beforehand, unless you count Country House and Mandaloun.

Can somebody post the RPRs for this field this year?  If that is okay. 

I’ve got them somewhere, I’ll see if I can find them.

I went back to 2011-2021 (excluded 2020). I excluded horses that ran the same Brisnet figure at 8.5f and 9f, so maybe a little different.

This angle tosses three winners (I'll Have Another, Orb, and Nyquist) and Hot Rod Charlie.

Three O'Neills and a pace meltdown. Pretty solid angle, still.

Going Down like Everything else. Thanks

Best rpr:

121 Taiba

116 Epicenter

116 White Abarrio

116 Zandon

115 Messier

115 Mo Donegal

114 Morello

113 Early Voting

113 Charge It

112 Crown Pride

111 Smile Happy

111 Simplification 

111 Zozos

110 Tiz the Bomb

108 Cyberknife

107 Classic Causeway

107 Pioneer of Medina

106 Summer Is Tomorrow

104 In Due Time

103 Ethereal Road

103 Un Ojo 

102 Tawny Port

102 Barber Road

94 Happy Jack

Thank you!