Originally Posted by
mikemca
He didn't go to the lead because he was all worked up for 10 minutes leading up to the race.Something similar happened in the Wood, maybe not as bad as Preakness, and he didn't break so sharp.Had to be used to get up there.I'm probably giving him too much credit for his Preakness effort but I thought he was going to finish closer to last after seeing how sweaty/worked up he was.Then he went crazy in the gate.
ROC definitely ran good .Finally got a decent trip and ran a big new top that puts him right there with the best in his crop.
Tonalist,Danza,Wicked Strong....Not sure who else but looks like a big field
Not so sure about Tonalist yet but Danza and Wicked Strong ran much better than their Derby looks at face value and 1 1/2 miles could be the great equalizer.