He thinks the horse was incredible and that the pace was not his undoing. The splint was. His race in the Travers was the most incredible thing I have ever seen. He only had 4 works for the race off that injury layoff and at the beginning of the month he didn't even think he could make the Kings Bishop with him. He was asked to run him in the Travers and fought back in the lane even after he was passed and actually galloped out ahead of Flower Alley after the wire. Its one of the most incredible efforts I ever saw, EVER. 4 breezes after an injury layoff and he fights the whole way and gallops out ahead of the winner and crushes Roman Ruler who came back in his next start and gave RHT all he could handle.
His Travers was far more incredible than his Wood was and I guess it will never truly be appreciated.