Tabitha,

Here was my take...in the Wood, they both had easy routes, neither going too wide. And I believe that EM was going all out to beat FC...and only beat him by 1/4 length. Just the added distance that EM would have to run into the first turn at Churchill or the extra effort to spring out of the gates to get to FC by the 1st turn would use some of him up. Then he had to traffic around all the rest and probably still have to go 3-4 W in turn 2 would not leave him much gas to run FC down, who we knew would have an easier trip because of his early speed. And I feel that spent EM showed it in the last 1/8th and 1/16th.

Also, Preakness...tighter turns???

SJU5