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Originally Posted by Cardus
I listened to the archived ATR interview with Wolfson. I loved his account of how Laz Barrera trained a sprinter, Bold Forbes, "to win the Belmont Stakes in a walk." 'Forbes held a large lead throughout the race, and at the top of the stretch had a six-length lead; he held on to win by a neck.
So, in a manner of speaking, he might have been correct, but I don't think he was playing semantics with "win[ning] in a walk."
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Bold Forbes had a lot of natural speed, like his forebear Bold Ruler, but it did not mean he was deficient in other departments; he HAD won the Kentucky Derby on the lead with fast fractions. (And Bold Ruler beat Round Table and Gallant Man over 10f carrying 130 lbs in the fall.) He was the only horse in that Belmont field who as a SW at the time and only one other of the field members ever did win a stakes. Forbsie won the Belmont on grit and class and the effort cooked him; he never regained his earlier form after that race.