No Derby for Hard Spun ???

[NTamm1215]

There was another story about this in the Philadelphia Inquirer this morning. It's posted on racingdispatch.com in the midwest section.

In it Jones is basically dancing around the topic of whether Hard Spun will run in the Blue Grass. He makes no commitment then starts talking about how he's nervous that the Oaklawn and Churchill surfaces are very similar. He says that normally horses who like Oaklawn like Churchill because it's a bit cuppier. He also admitted that skipping the Derby, should Hard Spun show he doesn't like Churchill, is a possibility.

Very interesting development and definitely weird in my opinion.

NT