Trivia

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Gotta think it was the switch to grass that turned him around. While the turf debut looks anomalous, it should be pointed out that the race was restricted to 3yos and likely also the turf debuts of several of the other entrants. I think those things might have contributed to the lopsided manner of victory, too.

Was there a trainer switch from FG to NY? Whoever was at the helm in Louisiana was really running the horse through the ringer despite the obvious drop off in form (note his exponentially-increasing losses to Cabrini Green late in the 2yo year).

John Henry did okay as a 2yo, even winning a stakes at the old EvD. Things fell apart when he went to FG because, according to his trainer at the time, he hated the surface. At the end of the FG meet, he was sold, so he had a new trainer and owner when he ran at Keeneland. He had another new trainer, and I believe another new owner, when he first ran in NY.