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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
I agree a bit with DrugS that his win was a little more solid than you do but I would be more concerned that nobody else gained an inch of ground and essentially Smokey Stover was right on the pace.
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He sat three or four lengths off a pair of tigers, who both had Grade 1 sprint wins over the track, and looped around them with alarming ease.
I think none of the closers gained an inch of ground because the horses behind the top three were vastly inferior to the top 3.
If any horse out of the race could be knocked for the fact that no one gained much ground---it would be Proud Tower Too, who was loose on an unchallenged lead.
He, came back to just miss to Latent Heat in the Grade 2 San Carlos, while running unquestionably the better race.
I don't see why SS needs to prove he can win in the East. It's not like Idiot Proof and Shaggy Mane had any great troubles recently. I think his form will improve markedly if shipped East.
Aaron Gryder is bound to screw that horse up though.