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Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay

Lava Man was another who ran his best races on the dirt.

Panty Raid ran in the GI Alabama...Lady Joanne beat her in that race soundly. Then they met up again in the Spinster, and Panty Raid barely beat Lady Joanne. Lady Joanne could run on both surfaces well, but was better on the dirt. I think a horse's breeding has a lot to do with it.

Lava Man was a set up...he could win on anything.

Lady Joanne had already run, and won, on dirt. I didn't need to see her on synthetic to know what she was about. In retrospect, running a "turf like" race in the Spinster sure didn't help her on BC Day when you consider it was her only race in two and a half months before the Distaff.