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Originally Posted by fpsoxfan
Very well written. Sounds good to me. I had forgotten about the fact that Funny Cide was a little unmanageable. I was never a big fan of this horse, but I always thought Tagg did a good job with him.
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i believe at the time, that a lot of the blame was placed on robin, the asst trainer--that she wasn't strong enough to handle the horse, and he got away from her in the work.
certainly not santos' fault. he did what he could in the race.
i don't remember the horse, but leading up to a big race (not sure if it was the derby, but i think it may have been) a trainer had a gal up on his horse, and she was so exhausted fighting the horse in his work that she fell off when they finished. i understand that a lot of people laughed--altho no doubt they also felt bad for a very embarrassed exercise rider!