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Old 02-07-2009, 11:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Travis Stone
Haynesfield has a stride that reminds me a lot of Speightstown. I remember when he won the Vanderbilt (?) at Saratoga, I was joining my family in the grandstand. The horse lowered his body and hit another gear when they turned for home, it was visually noticeable. Haynesfield has a very similar style and ran well today, but still can't believe he can do it for too many more furlongs.
Hopefully some competition shows up in the Gotham, because I'd like to know for sure. Conventional wisdom says that a Speightstown can't go distance, but they've brought this horse along nicely, and he hasn't shown any stamina limitations ... yet.
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