Jim,
Jimbo66, mjellish, myself and others felt Chrome emptied out pretty hard in the Preakness. I knew that Chrome had needed 3 more strides to finish the the final 1/8th in the Preakness vs. the Derby, so that's always guaranteed to show the horse has been hard used, especially in the short spacing races.
Chrome was positioned fine early but definitely was stuck in a pocket with no place to go until almost the mile marker. When he shifted out just before the 1/2 mile pole Chrome had no excuse to not win the race, if he would have been good enough. He got out finished by several horses.
Victor said Chrome had very little left at the 5/16 pole, and it became apparent that Chrome lacked that burst that he'd shown for the last 6-7 races.
He ran bravely down the lane, and showed his grit, but the tank was nearing empty.
Have a good one
