Agreed Laharge but once a horse is clearly not going to contend with the top two there is no reason to ride him hard to be closer to them. He had 3rd locked up so there was no reason for him to be ridden hard late, though if he had, he might have been closer.

Two weeks rest, plus two long flights could have caused a regression. I think CC might be better than what he showed on Sat. relative to the top pair.

Sure, it could be a reason, but isn't it more likely he was beaten 9 lengths because he pressed a superior horse too early?

Creative Cause got a 95 Beyer Speed figure for his Preakness effort.

Thank you for the correction. I should stop relying on DRF message boards without double checking. :)

I never got the fascination with Ice Box either.

DRF doesn't have a message board.

There are comments sections at the bottom of every article. So yeah, not technically a message board. But you nailed me so good for you.

Those are comments. Most of them pretty uninformed. As you have offered.

This is a message board.

So their more informed?

They're...not their.

I met you on the old DRF message board....so maybe you're right.

By the way, I had a nice chat with your idol Saturday night. You never came up.

ha, funny.....did you let him know his career was built on Cadillac's? Yea I remember that one.

You can still get to the old drf message board, can't post but last I checked you could read the hilarity.

He's such a good guy it's impossible to ever be anything but nice to him.

While watching WTDW's action down the backside, it was clear he wasn't handling the surface. I expect him to bounce back and contend later in the summer in the big races.

On the flip side, Creative Cause moved great over the surface. I think the two flights took the starch out of his finish. I was worried about that, but still included him, which now seems wasteful. Had he stayed at Churchill or moved to Pimlico early, he probably would have been a more respectable four or five lengths back at the end.