All this Hatin on Lava

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by irishtrekker

Slot, he looked like he wasn't trying too hard to me. Seemed content to cruise at the end and needed a few quick taps to pick it up a notch for the late-runners (who were going all out). I think LM will have something left in the tank for the next one.

He is the kind of horse that likes to toy with his opponents, like Seabiscuit used to do. He waits on them. I don't know if you noticed that the horse who looked him dead in the eye throughout the first half of the race finished last. In the Hollywood Gold Cup, he was toying with Magnum until he saw Ace Blue coming. Then, he accelerated again.