Originally Posted by The Indomitable

I think Flying First Class is probably just a sprinter.

If you look at his form---in his two tries around one-turn, racing at a sprint distance...he had that sensation 107 Beyer (albeit inside-speed bias aided) maiden win. And the nt front-end win in the Derby Trial Stakes last time out.

In his three attempts around two-turns and routing....he ran like he was hit in the head by the 1/8th pole all three times.

A lot of people thought Bernardini (having never raced around two-turns in his life) was not ready for last year's Preakness---but, he was going to be the 4th choice in the betting, and the "favorite" of all of the newcomers...which is why it was too tempting for his connections to pass.