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Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay
It depends on what the trainer's instructions are, and how much horse the rider has.
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In this particular case I have to disagree with you. The horses had already gone around the turn. Ramon was not going to save any ground by going inside. You save ground if you go inside around the turn. You don't save ground by going to the inside once they've straightened away.
There is no excuse for his ride. The ride was completely moronic. Even if he had not been given any instructions, there was no reason to go inside in that situation. There was nothing to gain and everything to lose.
You are correct that if he would have gotten through and won, there would not be such a big uproar. But astute observers would still agree that it was a bad decision and that he took an unnecessary risk.
I agree with you that when it comes to deciding whether or not to go wide around a turn, it depends alot on how much horse you have. But in this case, the incident did not happen on the turn. It happened after they already straightened away in the stretch.
By the way, I have seen other jockeys make similar moves to this and I always shake my head in disbelief, no matter what the outcome is. You will notice that Garret Gomez will never make a move like that. When they hit the top of the stretch, he will always go to the outside if possible. This is the correct move. It doesn't cost you any ground to swing out once they have straightened away. It only costs you ground to go wide around the turn.