If Hard Spun had had a race within the last couple of weeks before the Derby, the 57+ work would have been trouble. But with a layoff of 6 weeks, he needed some serious exercise to get him fit for the Derby. I was pleased to see it, in fact, when everyone else was saying it was a negative.
I still remember when trainers gave their horses a 3f blowout the day before a race to set them up. I think Larry Jones does, too.
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