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Originally Posted by mclem10011

Was another brilliant one, watching it i thought perhaps he waited a bit too long to move, but that wasn't the case. He made the lead, and even opened up a few lengths, it was impressive as hell. However, I was absolutely stunned when he looked back! To me that may have cost him that nose on the wire. I'm not a jockey, nor have i ever been on the back of a horse, much less in a race. But, goggles or know goggles, couldn't he feel the presence, or hear that Curlin was coming back at him? Help me out guys, am i missing something here? Or could it be, that Borel and Natger in the box with his "we got it" comment, following SS takin the lead, both thought they were home free? Bottom line, as brillian as the ride was, i feel Borel made a mistake that possibly cost him the 2nd leg of the triple crown! The heart that this horse showed, in making another terrific run was amazing. Borel making the mistake of lookin back, instead of riding HIS HORSE through the wire, was shocking to me.

Boy, third page of this meaningless thread...Calvin did NOTHING to effect the outcome, if Street Sense would have turned his head to look behind then you'd have a story. Why is it that after a great race with a fantastic finish people have to debate what some jock MAY have done wrong? Two horses, right now the best by far in their crop battled it out and Curlin got the head bob...all credit goes to Curlin and his connections. Sometimes you lose by the length of the stretch and sometimes a nose hair...it's called horse racing and there doesn't have to be someone to blame!