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You've got a good eye my man, because the way Creator came through the traffic is a great sign. Especially in the manner he did since he was pushing a couple of horses out of his path while not breaking stride. Moves such as those rank very high when it comes to the herd dynamics of handicapping races. It's both physically and mentally strong move that very few of the off the pace types in this year's race have shown so far. Creators is a tough horse who's already shown a willingness to take control of the paths he wants to run on.
In addition to Creator, horses like Nyquist, Brody's Cause, and Gun Runner have also shown similar qualities in regards to a willingness to compete for running space. Horses like Mor Spirit and Mohaymen are the opposite from what I've seen. From watching the races of those two they look like they'd rather back down to their competition rather than fight for that running space.
This workout was from this morning and is a small example of what I was meaning here when it comes to Mor Spirit. His workmate is a 4 year-old maiden who has raced only once in his life, and while Mor Spirit got up to him easily enough, he allowed his workmate to beat him to the wire and also during the gallop out. Mor Spirit never did get a nose in front. He looked visually okay during the workout save that. But he's got to put workmates like that away.