Personally, I was talking in generalities about the types/styles of horses that seem to win on POLY vs. Dirt (the Cushion at HOL seems a bit more like dirt).

The stats for front runners and other brilliant speed horses on Poly going long are pretty clear. You can define the remainder any way you would like.

If I was talking about anyone specific in the Pacific Classic, I was talking about Lava Man. IMHO, he clearly hated the surface. I think his performance Sunday was reasonably predictable because of his running style, slight preference for dirt over turf, and the profile of that surface going long.

Regardless of what you think of Lava Man's ability, it seems someone should be having second thoughts about a surface that essentially eliminated the local hero and drove many of the best speedy 2YOs to Saratoga.