[SCUDSBROTHER]

I'll say this ,Oracle.Many of the horses we have talked about being disappointments on this cushion track (in the last week) have been ridden as if they are still at Santa Anita.This track is (to me)atleast 1 second slower than the dirt they had here(yet they are still riding as if they are at Santa Anita.)They need to respect the fact that it is slower.That means when Solis ' horse went a 44'3 it was like going a a 43'4 or something,and the others were trying to keep up with that horse.The horse you speak of(JUMP ON IN) was 2 lengths off this 44'3(to me that is probably more like going 44 flat or something.)It is too fast for a 2 year old filly to run,and hang around for 7f. Court went 22.50,and 45.18 while clear on the lead in the 7th race.It was not a contested pace,and he kept going easily all the way around on the front.There is a fine line,and they are running too fast for this surface.For instance Notional was leading at about a 1:10 clip.Well,I think to the horse it feels more like a 1:09,and that might just have been too quick as well.When they stop riding the track like a speed track,I think a lot of these horses will stick around and have a say in the finish.Put it this way:If you're at Anita,you probably will find guys trying to avoid going sub 44(even if they can.)I think they need to try to stay at or above around 45 flat on this track.When they finally figure this out,horses like Jump will win.They need to make the adjustment (or they will struggle to finish 1st.) I think these horses like Jump like the track,but you can only go so fast on it if you want to hang around.They need to ride "more Eastern," and less like they are at Anita.