I don't know why Creative Cause was dull in the Del Mar Futurity. Nobody likes to blame jocks, but Bejarano was so out of sync at the close of the Del Mar Meet. Seeing him romp today (like he was expected to do in the Del Mar futurity) I just think Bejarano had zero confidence in himself, and he didn't get the horse to relax that lil bit that is necessary for this horse to blast home. He looked better today than he did in his win at Del Mar, too. So, he probably didn't like Del Mar track that much. That probably was more evident going 7f. Drill was also supposed to like Anita way more than Del Mar. That wasn't as big an effort as Baffert was expecting.
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