i thought gomez only rode him when he did because nak was injured? i doubt it was a permanent change, or one that gomez could turn into a permanent jockey switch.
as for colonel john, he could make the switch-then again, he may not. it's possible he will get good odds that would make him worth a look as there could be doubts.
but, judging by the results at oaklawn, synthetic horses can make a successful transition to dirt. now, for those going from dirt to synthetic, that's another story. of course for every example you could show that horse was able to transition, no doubt you can find some that can't. but that's been a part of horse racing for years, with horses trying dirt to turf and vice versa.
i'd give col john a lot longer look than many of the other horses people have been mentioning.
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