Is it just me,

[moke0043]

or did Curlin look like he was struggling the whole race?

[eajinabi]

He looked a little dull. Did not have the turn of foot I thought he would have.
Interesting why they did not work him over the belmont turf as opposed to running him on the CD turf

[moke0043]

Originally Posted by eajinabi

He looked a little dull. Did not have the turn of foot I thought he would have.
Interesting why they did not work him over the belmont turf as opposed to running him on the CD turf

No idea... He really seemed like he wanted nothing to do with the race at all...

[PPerfectfan]

I just thought it was a funky race with those 2 out there hauling u know what. I didnt think it was horrible, I would give him another go at it. Maybe he just needed a race to get his turf butt in gear??

[ArlJim78]

why doesn't anyone even consider for one moment that he is better suited for dirt?

[eajinabi]

I am not really a fan of Curlin so I really dont care

[moke0043]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

why doesn't anyone even consider for one moment that he is better suited for dirt?

Who knows? Was nice to see the switch to the turf, but bring him back to the dirt...

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by ArlJim78

why doesn't anyone even consider for one moment that he is better suited for dirt?

I think he obviously is.

Had the race been run differently - and the pace was slow - you could entertain the notion of an excuse for him. His Belmont Stakes loss featured him caught down inside behind a very slow pace in a race that featured a slow early, fast late, turf like fractions and time.

In this race - the pace in front of him was plenty fast and he was always in the clear. He's never going to be in any lighter than the 116lbs he carried. I certainly think it was a failed expierment...though he didn't exactly embarss himself or anything like that.