hard spun ..impressed..not really

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

The biggest question I have about this horse is can he rate BEHIND other horses? Not outside of them, but behind them. I'm sure that there will be plenty of pace in the Derby and my question for this horse is can he sit behind horses, take dirt in his face and handle it?

This is a very good point. Hard Spun, like many others, are not Smarty Jones. They do not dictate the terms of the race. So the flexibility of all of these horses will come into play. And if none have the flexibility to adjust to unfamiliar positions, luck will play a huge role (as it always does, but less so if we have a horse that is far superior to the others).

So versatility... which of these horses so far has shown the versatility to win in different ways? I have not seen enough yet. Right now I would say Street Sense.

HO as I was typing this another post slips in saying basically the same thing, sorry Jpops

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Originally Posted by pgardn

This is a very good point. Hard Spun, like many others, are not Smarty Jones. They do not dictate the terms of the race. So the flexibility of all of these horses will come into play. And if none have the flexibility to adjust to unfamiliar positions, luck will play a huge role (as it always does, but less so if we have a horse that is far superior to the others).

So versatility... which of these horses so far has shown the versatility to win in different ways? I have not seen enough yet. Right now I would say Street Sense.

HO as I was typing this another post slips in saying basically the same thing, sorry Jpops

But you said it much better. It must be the Texas in us.