It's easier for me to accept a dislike for a track when I see a good horse run below form but still at least put up an effort. I didn't see an effort out there from him. Real good horses can win on tracks they don't really like or at least they can show up and try. I could be way off here and I'm sure some of the usual suspects will chime in to tell me that I am, but I don't think it was the track.
Question to those that think he just didn't like the track. If Big Brown were in that race today and completely hated the track, do you think he would have finished off the board or do you think his talent advantage would have kept him in the picture? I can't see him off the board in that race today no matter what he thought of the track.
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