Greinton

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

He was pretty good on the grass after coming to the U.S.. Second in the Arlington Million, second in the Sunset (which cost him a huge bonus from Hollywood Park), and a decent effort in the BC turf when he was still in contention at the top of the stretch.

I wonder why Charlie Whittingham put him in the BC Turf instead of the Classic. Certainly he couldn't have held his effort in the slop in the JCGC against him. He ran well enough in the Marlboro Cup (as the favorite) to take a shot even if he wasn't in peak form. It's like when they ran Bet Twice in the Mile instead of one last go at Alysheba in the '88 Classic.

Fortunately, we now have the Dirt Mile for those who are a cut below or in declining form leading up to the Classic.

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

I wonder why Charlie Whittingham put him in the BC Turf instead of the Classic. Certainly he couldn't have held his effort in the slop in the JCGC against him. He ran well enough in the Marlboro Cup (as the favorite) to take a shot even if he wasn't in peak form. It's like when they ran Bet Twice in the Mile instead of one last go at Alysheba in the '88 Classic.

Fortunately, we now have the Dirt Mile for those who are a cut below or in declining form leading up to the Classic.

I think it was the concern about a sloppy track that sealed the decision to run in the Turf. He closed strongly against Teleprompter in the Budweiser Million, so they probably thought the distance would suit him. The Classic turned out to be a strong race even with Precisionist in the Sprint off a long layoff and Greinton in the Turf.