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Originally Posted by Spalding No!
Was climbing early then the rider checked briefly on far turn when he almost ran up the heels of the tiring 6-horse. Got a good setup with contested pace up front.
On pedigree wouldn't be surprised if he ended up on turf.
At any rate, I hope he isn't the next Cloud Computing (i.e., a disappointing one-hit wonder).
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I don't know how completely blowing the break is a "good setup" but I thought it was a very promising debut. It was a relatively fast race and the runner up did not come back to the field at all.
He's unlikely to be in the Preakness, as he's a very different horse physically than Cloud Computing. We'll see, but he needs to start getting out of the gate when the races get tougher.
As for turf, given he's a More Than Ready that Chad Brown left in NY for the Winter, it feels like turf is only in his future if he fails going forward on the dirt.
