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Originally Posted by dilanesp
I have mixed feelings about Rich Strike's performance. OTOH, yes, nobody can look at this and just say he has no ability at all- he finished in a 2nd place photo with a couple of highly regarded 3 year olds! And he made a really nice move into contention from the 3/8ths pole. He ran far better than I thought he would.
But... he REALLY hung. Cyberknife and Zandon were tiring. He moved up alongside, seemed like he should have blown right past them, and finished a clear second. Instead, he wasn't able to close the deal.
So this race showed both the potential and the limitations of Rich Strike.
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Agreed. When he made his huge closing move on the far turn I thought at the very least he would get 2nd with a possible run for the win. At this point I think the horse needs a jockey change. Also, I thought #5 Artorious would run much better then he did.
