Steve Haskin's latest: 'Leave Crown Alone'

[Slewbopper]

I would change one thing. I would make the Belmont 1 1/2 miles on the turf. It certainly would not take away from a TC winner if one of the races was on grass. It would show versatility and probably be just as difficult to win. 1 1/2 on the weeds is the classic distance for that surface. Most people believe the turf is kinder to a horse. Hey, the Canucks do it this way