Class (and others with an opinion) -

You may have covered this in a prior post, and if so I apologize, but I'm interested in the different running styles in one-turn v. two-turn races and how well horses switch between the two.

The need for horses to switch leads and tuck in shortly after the start when rounding the first turn obviously makes the pace demands of the two different types of races very different. Do you have a general view regarding the impact on one-turn speed horses of stretching out to two turns? Does it tend to negatively impact the pace they can withstand when they turn back to one turn, or do they benefit from added conditioning and/or learning to relax and close? I assume that your answer may vary if the horse has been away for a while and is therefore prone to be "fresh."

Regarding the ROTW and Unforgettable Max specifically, I think I'm right that all but one of his negative numbers has been earned around two turns. Do you think that reflects a special aptitude on his part, or is it a function of his getting better with age and coincidentally being stretched out at the same time.

BitPlayer

PS. Nice job SoCal. Ethel Mertz could never have done as well.