Hard Spun to the King's Bishop

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Amid all the discussion of how Hard Spun ran such a fast race in the Ky Derby, no one brought up that there was a :26 quarter in the middle of that race from the 3/4 to the mile. Shouldn't he have had a bit left for the stretch drive.

There's just nothing about the way this horse has finished any of his last four races that makes me think he can win the BC Classic at 1 1/4 miles.

NT

CJ had the pace figure blisteringly fast for the Derby...and that 3rd quarter you speak of was factored into the figure.

If that 3rd quarter helped Hard Spun so much, wouldn't it also have helped the horses who stalked his pace from the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th? They all finished a mile up the track.