Props To Mike Smith

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

What about the horse that won the race? Where did he start making his move? I thought Smith went when he had to. If he waits a little longer and comes up a 1/2 length short, people would say that he waited too long. I thought it was timed right but the horse, coming off the layoff, was a little short and that's what got him beat.

i don't think mine that bird can make that kind of move-he loses his closing kick when he has to start closing that far from the finish. it's what got him beat at belmont. it worked well for the winner, but not for him. had smith waited til MTB gets to his sweet spot-he may still have come up short. who knows?
he won once when no one else fired, he's closed a few times since into the money-which is what closers do. i think he's just not that good, as was shown yesterday. he needs everything just right.