[pmayjr]

I get the feeling that the Sheik demands perfection and really doesn't have that much of a problem with Jara. Watching that race, I thought it was Invasor itself (in a Seabiscuit type of way), that toyed with Premium Tap. That was the reason why he only drew even and not ahead til the end. In my eyes, Premium Tap was game ll the way home, but Invasor just pulled even to stare him and down and then stick out 2 fingers and say "peace!" lol.

But if you wanted to play devil's advocate, how much do you blame Jara for his ride in the Donn? If you wanna go for jocks that don't deserve to ride their mounts, Kent D. shouldn't have been allowed to ride Premium Tap ever again after the Kentucky Cup at Turfway last year. But there he was on him in Dubai.