hard spun ..impressed..not really

[2MinsToPost]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

Giving Sightseek a hard time around here won't help your board cred.

Approval Rating, Sports Town, and especially Bullara, were nonfactors when they were entered. Taking nothing away from Hard Spun, who run a terrific race, his beating them proved nothing. One is dramatically slow, the other is a sprinter at best and Bullara just stinks.

The problem with the race is that nobody else really showed up. This isn't Hard Spun's fault, and he did everything right, but none of the possible contenders even ran a lick. Since his next start is at Keeneland, we may not really know how he measures against the real talent until the Derby.

Is the Oaklawn surface that difficult for some horses to handle, this is in reference to their on the air interview with the trainer

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by 2MinsToPost

Is the Oaklawn surface that difficult for some horses to handle, this is in reference to their on the air interview with the trainer

I'm not a trainer, and Larry Jones is a good trainer, but according to his pps and really any speed figures you use, Hard Spun ran his best career race at Oaklawn. The bottom line is Jones found the weakest race with the best purse to guarantee Hard Spun a spot in the Derby if he won. I applaud him for that but find this " he didn't like Oaklawn " stuff to fly in the face of the facts.

I am not saying I will always be right, as sometimes the stories are true, but for the most part ignoring " trainerspeak " is the best thing you can do.

[Pointg5]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I'm not a trainer, and Larry Jones is a good trainer, but according to his pps and really any speed figures you use, Hard Spun ran his best career race at Oaklawn. The bottom line is Jones found the weakest race with the best purse to guarantee Hard Spun a spot in the Derby if he won. I applaud him for that but find this " he didn't like Oaklawn " stuff to fly in the face of the facts.

I am not saying I will always be right, as sometimes the stories are true, but for the most part ignoring " trainerspeak " is the best thing you can do.

Generally, I would agree with this, but I did see another quote where Asmussen said he noticed some horses not getting over the Oaklawn track(this was post Curlin win), so there might be some validity in what Jones was saying.