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Originally Posted by moodwalker
Anywhere else but here in the Belmont with a Triple Crown on the line, and Bailey is just making the favorite earn it the hard way.
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Yes! To me this is what it all boils down to.
I know that the majority of people agree with pgardn that the smart thing for Bailey to do for his own horse's chances would be to allow an undefeated odds-on favorite to have a completely uncontested lead, but I just don't agree with that. I think he was trying to beat Smarty because he felt that he was the horse to beat.
I have always thought that especially the way Eddington lost all interest in the race down the backstretch in his previous start (the Preakness) may also have had something to do with the agressiveness of Bailey's ride that day.
Oh well, it was 3 years ago. Nobody is going to convince anybody of anything at this point either way.
Perhaps we should get back to discussing how CQ could not possibly lose the Derby. LOL.