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Originally Posted by jpops757
How could anyone train a horse and not have him fully cranked for what is generally considered the top race in the world. Lots od excuses for the also rans. To remind everyone it was Nail and Pride 1/2 and they were honest pace and didnt have the race served up to them.
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i don't take anything away from rail link and pride. they ran great races and deserve their accolades.
as for deep impact; i don't know if you've seen him run before but what you saw in the arc is not his style of running. he was too keen early, rank , on the muscle...whatever you want to call it. his usual style is to settle back behind horses and come running late. the way he ran in the arc is very typical of a horse coming off of a layoff. i guess the connections didn't think he would react that way but he did. and it cost 'em. big time.