I'm of a conservative let's wait and see how this horse (Greatness) develops and runs thru his conditions before saying much more about his future. I expect Allen to go right thru NW3 with this horse before seeing him in a stakes race. And they'll be no reason not to wait and see what will happen over the next few efforts. It's not like you'll loose out on any great betting opportunity on Greatness-he'll likely be very heavily bet over his next few races so the smart thing may be to bet against him.
Too fast too soon? Maybe and perhaps not. It's June and not March and that make a difference to me with 3 year olds running fast numbers. On a related subject, I wish they would start the triple crown later, like what's wrong with starting on Memorial Day weekend and running the Belmont on July 4th weekend?
I can't bring myself to question Allen's handling of any horse in his care. He's one of a handful of people on the backstreach who has forgotten more about training than most conditioners will ever learn in their lives. I can't see Allen ruining this horse by going thru alw conditions. Only time will tell us If this horse has any kind of class and ability and I have confidence Allen will bring out the best in Greatness.