You Leave Kenny Alone...he's gotta have that Royal Ascot Chicken!

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by freddymo

It's a really strong field, and I look forward to watching it. McPeek might want to pick a softer spot this one looks a tad salty for his Grade 1 winner. LOL Maybe try him on the dirt around one turn?

McPeek's pride will keep him from ever sprinting that horse.

Reminds me of Barclay Tagg & the recently deceased Funny Cide. At 3, Funny Cide aside from his Derby & Preakness wins was a terrible hanger that usually lost ground in the stretch; by the end of the year people were clamoring for Tagg to cut Funny Cide back to one turn. Keep in mind the horse romped with giant BSFs as a 2yo in his first 2 starts. Tagg did run FC in a 7f allowance in his first start at 4 & the horse absolutely crushed.

But Tagg would have none of it & stretched the horse right back out & watched him revert to his hanging ways, his only win being a desperate finish to hold on in a Grade 3 at Aqueduct. Tagg then half-heartedly tossed the horse into the Met Mile--only the toughest one turn race of the year--and after an even effort disingenuously whined, "I never did think he was a miler, but it's been drummed in my head forever..."

The genius never sprinted Funny Cide again until it was too late, running him as a 6yo a couple years later in the Mr. Prospector off a long layoff where he was buried in a track record performance by Gaff with the likes of War Front & Friendly Island in tow.