I Hope....

[GenuineRisk]

I'm the first to admit I'm a novice in knowing what to look for before a race, but I didn't think Curlin looked great before the race. Not bad, exactly, but kind of tired. Definitely not the way he looked before the JCGC, when I couldn't take my eyes off of him. He also wasn't walked around the paddock until the very last second, right before Albarado hopped up on him. FGFan tells me Asmussen often leaves his horses in the saddling area until the last second at the Fairgrounds, but before the JCGC last year he was walked a lot. They might have just been trying to keep him cool as it was humid yesterday; I don't know. So, I thought he ran a very good race for a horse that I didn't think looked 100 percent before the race. I guess I'd like to see him run turf one more time before deciding it's not for him.

Other DTers who were there yesterday can and will probably say he looked fine; again, I certainly can't claim to be an expert; it was just my impression.