look at some of the recent derby winners. smarty exploded his first out, i remember funny cide ran a really fast sprint his first out, war emblem would have run quick early if baffert had him early on, fupeg exploded his first out sprinting......now, are these horses brilliant 10f horses? we have beat that one to death, so let's ignore that subject, but i think fast early doesn't mean they can't go long later on. interesting subject though ClassH. my favorite part of the game is following the young two yr olds through to their three year old seasons. you are absolutely correct though, declan's moon hasn't proven nothin yet about his ability to go long. we will see more when he goes 8.5f next month at Hol.