Hard Spun - Haskell

[cowgirlintexas]

Interesting to read that regular jock Mike Pino will be back aboard after owners decided that Gomez did'nt make much difference.. Seems to me I remember lots of talk about his "bad" ride in the Derby or was it the Preakness?? Forget wich, but just wonder waht ya'll think and if you think Hard Spun can win the Haskell.. Hard fast track might just be to his liking...

Thoughts everyone??

[Travis Stone]

I think this horse just needs to go-go-go, especially in this spot. He seems like more of an outrun all the way than a finesse rate/pounce horse.

[trifecta124]

I think he has a good chance to wire the field. The track will probably be super fast. I do believe that Stormello also has a lot of speed.

The bad ride was in the Preakness.

[NoLuvForPletch]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I think Hard Spun will be lucky to hit the board here. There is a lot of speed and sprinter speed at that. Stormello is very fast and Cable Boy has some speed.

I'm hoping to finally cash with this guy. In the Preakness he was in the perfect spot, rating nicely behind the two speeds, before Pino unexplainably said go into the blistering pace. If Stormello and Cable Boy hook up and go too fast, Pino wont make the same mistake and he'll let those 2 come back to him. It is only a 1 1/8 race, and he's drawn outside the two so called speeds. If he gets the lead, and the other speeds can't keep up (Stomello couldn't keep up in the Derby, I know he was in the 17 post) he's gone, IMO.

[sumitas]

The 2 speed horses might set up Hard Spun perfectly here. Curlin should still get the job done just nipping HS.

[Travis Stone]

Stormello could not keep up in the Derby, and I don't see how he's going to make-up for all that time now. I truly think Hard Spun is just plain faster than he early.

[sumitas]

One possibility is Curlin over the 2 longest shots on the board in a small ex.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Stormello seemed like he was rated a bit in the Derby, like was said earlier he also broke from post 17.

I think strangled more so than rated.

[Samarta]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Stormello seemed like he was rated a bit in the Derby, like was said earlier he also broke from post 17. We saw the real Stormello in the Woody Stephens. He's fast. Maybe he doesn't go, although it would make no sense not to, as it appears that is the only way he wins. Maybe Cable boy doesn't go either but I think the Hard Spuns Derby run will be in their minds. I don't think he'll find himself alone on the lead. Any Given Saturday is my pick. He should get the right kind of trip and I'm hoping Curlin isn't 100%.

I think pino is in a weird spot here. He was criticized publicly and taken off the horse for moving too early. Gomez does the opposite and he's off. What does Pino do?

He makes em run him down.....it's that simple imo.....

[gamblin4ever]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I think Hard Spun will be lucky to hit the board here. There is a lot of speed and sprinter speed at that. Stormello is very fast and Cable Boy has some speed.

Cable Boy has 2 fastest 1m70yd times @ Monmouth I believe.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Hard Spun can't seem to get a break....

With Stormello in the race...I don't think he'll have a chance--unless Stormello is inexplicably rated.

I was hoping Stormello would have tried the King's Bishop....a race he'd have had a big shot in.

He has no shot of hitting the board in the Haskell.

[whodey17]

I pesonally would love to see this horse on turf. He has a decent turf line on the sire side with My Babu and Djebel