Crist slammed Spencer for what he called his "ongoing clueless riding" and was particularly scathing about his performance on Powerscourt, who finished third in the Turf after missing the break badly before using up crucial energy to lead soon after halfway. "He was like an Aqueduct winter apprentice on a bad day, putting his colt into a bizarrely premature drive," he said. "Did he think the winning post was somewhere near the three eighths pole?"
