Curlin's Legacy

[Bobby Fischer]

Originally Posted by RolloTomasi

Did the poor rides account for the total number of lengths he was beaten in the Preakness, Belmont, Haskell, and BC Classic?

If anything, the reverse is true. If Hard Spun ever saw out a classic distance, it would have been because of a very clever ride.

I think Curlin was flat out better, and would have won his races if HS had hall of fame rides.

The BC ride is a fine line and I think clever is really the difference there, being a little more patient with a long rein, and making Curlin win by a shorter margin...

The Preakness and Belmont were simply terrible rides to the extent you can't really separate the ride from the performance.

In The Haskell, Hard Spun beat Curlin(in race Curlin did not appear primed for), and they were defeated by a move-up animal.