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Old 07-12-2008, 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by ArlJim78
why doesn't anyone even consider for one moment that he is better suited for dirt?
I think he obviously is.

Had the race been run differently - and the pace was slow - you could entertain the notion of an excuse for him. His Belmont Stakes loss featured him caught down inside behind a very slow pace in a race that featured a slow early, fast late, turf like fractions and time.

In this race - the pace in front of him was plenty fast and he was always in the clear. He's never going to be in any lighter than the 116lbs he carried. I certainly think it was a failed expierment...though he didn't exactly embarss himself or anything like that.
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