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Originally Posted by letswastemoney
Any word on when he returns? He isn't nominated to the Hollywood Gold Cup so it can't be there. He's never run at Del Mar before, so I don't know if Sheriffs would try him at that surface this time.
Two race campaign (Goodwood and BC Classic) and then retirement maybe?
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He hasn't worked in over a month.
As far as him being a different horse on dirt versus synthetics, I'd beg to differ. In his two major dirt wins (the Santa Anita Derby and Oaklawn Hcp) he defeated King Of The Roxy and Heatseeker (who was everyone's poster child for the "Synthetics Made Me Into A Good Horse" movement). He floundered in all his other dirt starts (which all happened to be his most important--ie Kentucky Derby, Belmont, and BC Classic).
As opposed to worrying about what surface he was running on, I'd rather see what he could do with a cutback to a flat mile (or even 7f).
A BC Dirt Mile-Cigar Mile double would satisfy everyone, I suppose, unless someone wants him on grass.