Of course we were celebrating AP's win after so long a wait. But I hope that Honor Code's performance in the Met Mile doesn't get overlooked; I thought that was the performance of the day. The Met drew one of the strongest fields in memory, including a former Belmont Stakes winner, a BC Classic winner, a former winner of the Wood and a 2 time winner of the Vosburgh. The pace was more appropriate for a sprint, not a mile, and Honor Code had to have been at least 15 lengths back (I had called it different area code, but may have been overstating the case) when he started his run. I'd love to look at a chart that could tell me what his internal fractions were, for his last half mile was visually jaw dropping.
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