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Originally Posted by ninetoone
Looked like a green # that was on the rail & moved outward just as Borel was coming toward the top of the stretch...Borel blasted right by him on the inside...he should buy whoever that jock was a cold one...
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Umm no, the 15 replays I have watched have shown a wide open rail all the way around the track behind Sedgefield...
It's the same thing in every Derby, most of the Jocks try get in the clear too soon, sacrificing way too much ground only to have their mount completely fall apart in the lane. I cannot blame the Jocks too much though... The racing style it takes to win maiden races, allowance, and stakes prep races is almost all run and gun from the word go. The horses have been taught to run as fast as they can early, the jocks have learned that going as fast as they can early is the only way you can survive.
There were 2 patient rides today out of 20, Borel and Albarado...