Curlin is a nose away from great doubt. He is also a nose away from 2 out of 3 TC wins. And if latter happened, the Derby stampede would have had people feeling deprived of a TC winner. The more I look at the Belmont, the more I still wonder. We had horses just absolutely walking with two under relaxed control, the others straining. Almost 1:16 at 6f... holy cow. Much worse than a Turf race.

So on a track that plays to speed, if Curlin wins this off this rest... Total respect. I dont have it now.