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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
If he were to win with 100% of his mounts the rest of his riding career yesterday's ride would still remain one of the single most puzzlingly stupid decisions in riding history. QUOTE]
You've got to be kidding me. I'm sure you've watched many more races than I have, so I hope I don't need to tell you that the type of scenario that happenned on Thursday happens every single day & every single "great" rider has done something similar or much worse. I've watched the replay several times now, and I can't believe how blown out of proportion this thread has become. He made a bad decision, no doubt. It's worse because he had instructions to do otherwise. If this was "one of the single most puzzlingly stupid decisions in riding history", he'd certainly be losing some business because of it....and believe me, that aint gonna happen.
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I don't think it has been blown out of proportion at all. The ride was so moronic that it is mind-boggling. I don't see rides like that every day. It is very rare to see rides like that. Sure you see guys get into trouble every day. Sometimes there is no way to avoid trouble in full fields. But the incident yesterday was totally avoidable and the move he made had no upside.
I think he will definitely lose some business, at least in the short-run as a result of that ride.