Rick Dutrow Jr. considers a question: Is Spangled Star a Belmont
type of horse? The answer requires political correctness, as Spangled
Star will be entered in the Belmont next Wednesday, which pretty much
means you'd figure hopefully, one way or another, he somehow belongs.
"I'd rather say the owner is a Belmont type of guy," Dutrow
defers, which is an honest assessment since the Distorted Humor runner
figures to be the longest shot on the board. But owner Larry Roman has
managed to lure two-time Eclipse Award winner Garrett Gomez to the
saddle. For this horse's connections, it's the experience that counts,
not the odd
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