2008 EXPERIMENTAL FREE HANDICAP – COLTS (Written by Trotter1)
Article Written by Trotter1.
The Jockey Club publishes the Experimental Free Handicap annually in the month of January since 1935. It is compiled for a hypothetical race for two-year-olds at 1 1/16 miles on dirt.
While the SIM rankings are the official Stakes qualifiers and criteria by which we measure the top runners for age and distance in this game, I thought I would introduce a different perspective based on real life features as the focus turns toward the Triple Crown races. Each horse has been checked to the criteria listed below, and a point system was used to determine the Experimental Weights.
To be eligible for weighting, a two-year-old must have finished in the top four in a graded stake or other unrestricted race with an added value of at least $75,000 run in the SIM
SIM | EXPERIMENTAL | |
RANKING | HORSE | WEIGHT |
1 | FLEET DAISY(KY) | 126 |
2 | JESUS WALKS(KY) | 124 |
7 | GRATEST(FL) | 122 |
19 | VEGAS GREEN ETS(FL) | 119 |
21 | PANHANDLING(KY) | 119 |
9 | GHOST IN A DANCER(KY) | 118 |
24 | BROKE BACK(KY) | 118 |
27 | SAHARA DESERT(AUS) | 118 |
11 | URBAN STORM CAT(KY) | 117 |
12 | HIGH MESA(KY) | 117 |
4 | SARDINI(KY) | 116 |
10 | SUITED AK(JPN) | 116 |
18 | THE GUN WENT OFF(KY) | 116 |
13 | DE FU(KY) | 115 |
36 | RAHFLEET(KY) | 114 |
28 | CIRCUMSTANTIAL(KY) | 112 |
43 | VERY FUNNY(KY) | 112 |
5 | ZABEEL WARRIOR(AUS) | 111 |
6 | ALYDAR AGAIN(KY) | 111 |
15 | BANKING FEVER(TUR) | 110 |
16 | GARDEN SOCIETY(ENG) | 110 |
17 | SMART OFF(KY) | 110 |
32 | CREASE INFRACTION(ENG) | 110 |
3 | BROADWAY DANCER(KY) | 109 |
35 | BERNIE ETS(KY) | 109 |
44 | WIZARDS FIRST RULE(KY) | 109 |
49 | THE ROCK QUARRY(KY) | 109 |
8 | PYRALIS(KY) | 108 |
14 | BRAVE BIRDIE(ENG) | 108 |
23 | WEEBALA(MD) | 108 |
33 | WINNING DELIVERY(KY) | 108 |
34 | CHEAP THRILLERS(IRE) | 108 |
31 | PYRRHIC VICTORY(KY) | 107 |
53 | PRO MON(KY) | 107 |
58 | SAINT ALLEY(KY) | 107 |
20 | FALL OUT BOY(ENG) | 106 |
26 | LUCKY’S CARPET(KY) | 106 |
29 | RIVERBENDER(KY) | 106 |
30 | SHETAN(KY) | 106 |
51 | DOLLIS HILL(JPN) | 106 |
76 | EXTERMINATE(ENG) | 106 |
85 | RUN FOR PRESIDENT(KY) | 106 |
39 | ADONAI(KY) | 105 |
64 | LISTENING(KY) | 105 |
83 | SHERIDAN(KY) | 105 |
37 | CASH DUE(AUS) | 104 |
38 | KIRBY’S WARRIOR(KY) | 104 |
40 | ZAPPER MAN(KY) | 104 |
41 | WIRELESS EAVESDROP(KY) | 104 |
42 | STORM EMPIRE(KY) | 104 |
47 | ALBERTA INDYSTORM(KY) | 104 |
54 | CYAN BLOODBANE(KY) | 104 |
56 | OF A REVOLUTION(KY) | 104 |
57 | FATAL CONSEQUENCE(FL) | 104 |
60 | NEKROPHANEIA(KY) | 104 |
66 | HUARALINO(KY) | 104 |
75 | TELESIO(KY) | 104 |
94 | PANTALAIMON(KY) | 104 |
97 | ACK LOCH(ITY) | 104 |
100 | RED BUDA(KY) | 104 |
79 | HELD TWO RANSOM(KY) | 103 |
63 | NINE CARAT GOLD(KY) | 102 |
91 | I DON’T GET IT(KY) | 102 |
46 | NICEMEANRUDEHAPPY(NY) | 101 |
48 | LIBRAVELLIAN(ENG) | 101 |
45 | GET WELL LIDS(ENG) | 101 |
78 | ARCHENLAND(KY) | 101 |
86 | SERVILE SERVAL(KY) | 101 |
22 | INDY PROSPECTOR(FL) | 100 |
25 | SWIFTSURE(KY) | 100 |
50 | MAGICAL DANZ(IRE) | 100 |
52 | ALBERTA OIL(KY) | 100 |
55 | SPARTIATE(ENG) | 100 |
59 | PRISONER’S DILEMMA(AUS) | 100 |
61 | BELONG TO WHO(KY) | 100 |
62 | SPEEDTOWN(KY) | 100 |
65 | BUCK’S PARTY(ENG) | 100 |
67 | FRISKY N FAST(AUS) | 100 |
68 | INVENTORY(KY) | 100 |
69 | DEJA’VODOO(KY) | 100 |
70 | SUNDAY PROSPECTOR(KY) | 100 |
71 | RAGING MENACE(WA) | 100 |
72 | TEMPORAL SPRING(ENG) | 100 |
73 | GRAVEMENTE(IRE) | 100 |
74 | RHYMENOCEROUS(KY) | 100 |
77 | SNATCH IT BACK(KY) | 100 |
80 | FALLEN GOD(IRE) | 100 |
81 | JOE SHMURPHY(KY) | 100 |
82 | WOETTE’S SLIPPER(KY) | 100 |
84 | JOXER THE MIGHTY(JPN) | 100 |
87 | PARADISE DELAYED(KY) | 100 |
88 | CURIOUS CANDY(KY) | 100 |
89 | MILLVIEW PACKS(SWE) | 100 |
90 | WILD TO THE TOUCH(KY) | 100 |
92 | GOOD BAD UGLY(KY) | 100 |
93 | TIMER STOPPER(CA) | 100 |
95 | SINGLES BAR(AUS) | 100 |
96 | DESERT STEPHEN(KY) | 100 |
98 | MANATEE BAD BOY(IRE) | 100 |
99 | THE STARDUST(ENG) | 100 |