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Originally Posted by Unstable
I think Pino moved Hard Spun that soon in the race to see if he could take the heart out of the horses. These horses do not lack heart. I hope we see them all in the coming months and especially in the Breeders' Cup.
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I kind of see where u are going with this. I think. It looked to me like Pino was thinking that it was time to win that race and win it NOW. He knew how Street Sense had blown by him in the Derby. He knew how much ground Curlin made up in the lane in Kentucky. The way for him to win the race was not by outrunning them in the lane. I felt he made the right move at the right time. Open up on them and make them make a decision. At the time he made his move, Curlin and SS were starting to get into the race. If he waits longer, I don't think he could have opened up the necessary ground on them to be able to hold them off in the lane. By making the move when he did, I think he was trying to dictate to them that they better go now too or else he might be gone. Maybe that would take away some of their late punch too. Personally, I feel like that was Hard Spun's only chance to win the race was by going when he did.
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