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Originally Posted by Betsy
THAS has nothing to do with them, though- they are all different individuals.
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He's a free-running horse, just like the others listed. Most of those listed are classic winners, too.
So you ought to hope he has something in common with them.
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He broke his maiden from off the pace...and today Mott admitted he would have preferred a target to run at.
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He was less than a length back on a very snug hold (as I said, the jock had the proverbial "feet on the dashboard").
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I suspect that in his comeback in 2011, be it in an allowance race or a minor stakes, Mott will have his new jock take THAS back (not strangle him, but keep him a few lengths off the lead) no matter what the pace is........I mean, he's not going to care about winning that race, but he clearly cared about winning this one.
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It would be very foolish to try and alter this horse's running style dramatically. If anything, they should be looking to give him some competition as he blew away his rivals in the maiden and Nashua, then curiously kind of meandered down the lane today.
By the way, I highly doubt, in this day and age of light campaigning, that they won't be trying to win every prep race. I would have to think his debut will be in the Fountain Of Youth if recent history is any indication.
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I get that any horse on an easy lead will be at his best, but I don't get how taking him off the pace will make him a worse horse. For 3 year olds and up, they'd really better be able to rate if they are going to win big distance races.
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You just opened the floor to Redding Collery references. Thanks.