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Originally Posted by Gander
Thats where we differ. I think QR can handle 10F just fine. He finished very gamely in his last race (also 10F) and that was over a tiring sloppy surface getting beat by a very, very good horse in Summer Bird. This race sets up very well for him, the only obvious question is the poly but Rip has that to answer too.
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I think there's a difference between horses that can handle 10f and those that want it. I think horses like Rip, Summer Bird, Gio Ponti.......and Zenyatta want it. We also saw the JCGC different. I don't think he was so game in that race and I don't think the track was any more tiring for him than for any other horse. I also don't think Summer Bird is very, very good. I think he's been made to appear so by the level of competition out there but compared to what I think actual good horses are, neither of them are very good to me. I'd have loved Quality Road in the Main Track Mile though.
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