why hard spun sucks...

Originally Posted by Danzig

so, losing by a length is the difference between getting or not getting the 10f? then i guess AGS REALLY can't get 10f, as far back as he was in the derby, neither can curlin--altho that one did almost get 12f. hmm, can't get the 10f, but got 9 1/2, and lost at 12 by a nose. ok, i think i get it.
yeah, that all makes sense to me...

It isn't a matter of whether or not he can get 10f. Obviously he can. He just can't beat the top horses at that distance. He has tried repeatedly and failed repeatedly. Curlin has tried and won. AGS has tried and won. They don't have problems getting the distance.

Hard Spun's best distance is 8f and shorter. Look at the last 1/8th of all his route races. He tires.

Are you saying you know better than the trainer who ran him in a 7f race yesterday instead of a 10f race? The Travers is a much more prestigious race than the Kings Bishop but for some reason the trainer went 7f.

If he runs poorly in the Classic nobody will care. Everyone already knows he can't run that far. Great race for him because he can't hurt his reputation, just like Coolmore's miler last year, George Washington.