I think he just beat a TERRIBLE field in that Laurel win and you're reaching a bit for excuses. Look how the horses he beat have faired.....
The horse who was 2nd to him came back as the even money betting favorite in his next start and was beaten 8 lengths by a 2nd time starter who got beat a mere 27 lengths in his debut.
The 3rd place finisher from his win got beat 6.5 lengths at 8/5 odds in his next start.
The 4th place finisher was beaten 19 lengths and 14.5 lengths in his next two starts - the latter trouncing coming for a 25K maiden claiming tag.
As Mr. Eloquence said earlier in the thread - "there are no trips in slow races" .. or something like that.
While I wouldn't disagree that he was visually impressive in victory when you watch the race ... it obviously had a whole lot more to do with the bums that were running behind him.
The prettiest girl at the fat camp always looks irresistible ... until she surrounds herself with better company.
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