The race was a toss. The conditions were like no other that theses inexperienced three year olds ever faced. Besides the distance the track was a mess. The only so called horse with known off track ability was FRIESAN FIRE and he got questionable training from Jones. The rest of the field ran their normal race or subpar performance based on the conditions. MINE THAT BIRD apparently was the lone exception. He moved up enough to improve on his numbers while the rest suffered. As for PIONEEROF THE NILE. The race didnt answer anything about his dirt ability besides that he tries regardless of conditions. Say what you want he still beat the rest of the field. I could have lived with him winning. The time would have been slow, the figures low but at least on past performances he would have been more deserving. He just wouldn't have been annointed as the second coming and just like MINE THAT BIRD wouldn't have scared anyone off for the Preakness.
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