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08-07-2007, 08:06 AM
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Hard Spun to the King's Bishop
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/mo...e_races-2.html
I Love It! Hopefully they get that G1 Steve was talking about on his show yesterday and can then try him on the grass. If here romps here there is no way they should put him back in the Classic. I would love to see him run in the Kelso on the turf at BEL, and if he takes to it (and why shouldn't he?) run him in the BC Mile. There have to be so many different people pulling the strings here. Between Jones himself, Porter, the Darley guys trying to get the most out of him for stud duties and all of the "fans" (like us) advising him on what he should do with his horse, it has to be a madhouse over at Jones' barn. I know Larry, from what I've read, just LOVES being told how to handle his horse. I feel for him, but I feel for the horse as well. He's a very nice horse who has not been handled real well and now because he will only run until the end of the year will be hard pressed to go out and find that race that will make him the most valuable as a stallion prospect, instead of just letting him mature and become the best he can as a racehorse. I'm kind of wishing he didn't run so well in the Derby and then maybe breeders wouldn't have taken such a liking to him. Last edited by NoLuvForPletch : 08-07-2007 at 08:51 AM. 
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08-07-2007, 08:25 AM
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seeing he LOVES being told what to do, I'll tell him that i think the Malibu would be the better idea. He is already proven on synthetis and liklier softer competition.
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08-07-2007, 08:39 AM
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Hard Spun would have a serious look in the Breeders Cup Classic.
He's a much better horse when he's allowed to make the early lead, which he hasn't been since the Derby....because a wide variety of reasons ranging from Flying First Class and Xchanger setting crazy fractions in the Preakness, to incompetent race-riding by Gomez in the Belmont, to an early stumble while breaking from a slight outside post in the Haskell. All the cheap speed that has denied him leads lately (horses like Xchanger, Cable Boy, etc) would certainly go in a race like the Breeders Cup Dirt Mile instead, if they'd run in a BC race at all. Monmouth is a track that can be especially kind to controlling speed horses (see Gottcha Gold's wire-to-wire upset of Lawyer Ron at near level weight) and Hard Spun would prove a very elusive target to catch on the fairly easy lead he could possibly get. If Hard Spun doesn't go in the Breeders Cup Classic....it could certainly setup to be a very paceless race.
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08-07-2007, 08:50 AM
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08-07-2007, 08:52 AM
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08-07-2007, 09:08 AM
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Why not, I like the idea. I don't care what the pace is for the BCC he would have no shot at wiring the field at 10F. His best shot at doing that came in the derby. Even at 9F he barely held off Curlin who needed the race and didn't hold off AGS of course. I think its sensible to shorten up a bit.
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08-07-2007, 08:45 AM
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08-07-2007, 08:51 AM
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If everything checks out OK it should include Stomello as well.
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08-07-2007, 08:55 AM
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08-07-2007, 08:55 AM
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08-07-2007, 12:23 PM
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i guess the horse isnt idiot proof after all.
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#12
08-07-2007, 09:46 AM
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Hard Spun should point for Breeders Cup Mile
Hard Spun should point for the Breeders Cup Mile on the grass.He is a cut below the horses pointing for the Classic. The mile would further his value as a sire. Jones should point him for it and develop a plan to reach it.
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