shanahan Wrote:
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> The one mile run at OAK is a bitch and it's
> basically a jockeys race. I think Hard Spun,
> knowing a win was out of the quesiton at the turn,
> just let it go...anxious to see the replay.


Shanahan,

You'll have to draw your own conclusions, obviously, but Hard Spun tried hard to get into the race thru the 2nd turn; he didnt get close & was very tired thru the stretch. Being 4-wide all the way prob'ly didnt help, but this wasn't a good performance from a horse getting this amount of hype, IMO.

As an aside, trainer Jones threw in the obligatory "he didn't handle the track" excuse after the race. As of now, there'll be a tie-breaker with the winner in the Rebel, 3/17...



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/21/2007 01:41PM by manning.