I get that any horse on an easy lead will be at his best, but I don't get how taking him off the pace will make him a worse horse. For 3 year olds and up, they'd really better be able to rate if they are going to win big distance races. Also, Drug, if we concede your point, then that would be true for all horses, so they are all going to get "worse" coming off the pace; therefore, THAS or Uncle Mo or whomever wouldn't be at a disadvantage, correct?
Rollo, you're correct about THAS' style not having been established. Mott admitted he would have preferred a target to run at. I suspect that in his comeback in 2011, be it in an allowance race or a minor stakes, Mott will have his new jock take THAS back (not strangle him, but keep him a few lengths off the lead) no matter what the pace is........I mean, he's not going to care about winning that race, but he clearly cared about winning this one.
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11-27-2010, 07:21 PM
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