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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
Good luck to this horse, especially going long, against any good horses. He had a picture perfect trip, against two mediocrities, and was life and death to win. Where is he going from here? Yet another overhyped horse from the Ward barn ( anyone remember Stong Contendor? ).
Based on his sensational first effort if he is to make any impact it will be going shorter. Unfortunately, due to the lofty goals set for him, talking Haskell and Travers BEFORE this race, we are unlikely to see him in the King's Bishop. Not sure he would be close to good enough for that one but he would sure have a better shot than going long against tough horses.
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Wow, I think you might be a little tough on this horse! Did he look like he was ready to win the Travers today? Of course not. But this was only his second lifetime start. Nobody is going to confuse the 2 he beat with Slew and Affirmed, but they are both pretty good 3yo to beat your first time going 8f & after a layoff. He has the pedigree to indicate he will stretch out and improve, and although the closing time was slow, he was pulling away in the final strides. Obviously he will need to keep improving, but to me he looks like he has the potential to do it. Today was a nice win.