QR, A Final Look

Here it is. 2010 BC Classic. Somebody took this nice shot after they crossed the wire with none other the QR trailing.

Rob comments the rail might have been dead. Unknown. Might think Plecher would have got his horse off the rail.

In any event, wondering. What would explain QR completely dying after a mile. They said the track was a tiring, and, without doubt, all of front 4 pack faded badly! Suspect QR jock simply declined to persevere after a breathing lock up due to lack of conditioning for the event. Dead rail might have contributed. QR last was asked for this kind of effort two months earlier. Can you get away with that for a race such as the BC Classic, given how Plecher trains?

And yet, there we see other Plechers winning races. How do you explain Uncle Mo?

Best guess--until blog gets to Q of "performance"--Plecher achieves a quantity of initial fitness in some way that is unknown to me. Subsequently Plecher training is rigorous enough that these great racing prospects maintain basic fitness and hence their speed for some time. Plecher's minimialist training style then eventually does them in and we get a QR in the BC Classic. Bears another look later in the blog. Frequency Conclusions tomorrow.

Training:

Wed. 11/17: normal off day after yesterday speed work. The inch of rain never materialized. About .02 inch maybe. Dawning on me slowly that the return to weather normalcy may be here.