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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698
What race were you watching? He was never going by the winner. At what point does someone look in the mirror, before blaming a jock?
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Why in the world would I "look in the mirror" ??
I said somewhere on page 1 or page 2 something about EA being consistent, but Murtagh would have to watch about being too late.
If anything I should be looking at more races at this moment if I can continue to accurately predict subtleties.
I shouldn't even reply to this or share my thoughts. The internet is a place for witty/smartass remarks, not the finer points (or even obvious generalities) of racing!
In the actual race, a grade 2 or grade 3 animal wins, and Murtagh happened to have the most horse.
I don't even like Excellent Art.
I have to "look in the mirror" because I happen to be able to see when a jockey had a ton of horse and made a last-of-all run to come up short?
It is CLEARLY evident that the soft going caused the jockeys to adjust in terms of the pace and timing.
The race was totally changed. A grade 2 or 3 level horse won because he was up near the very slow pace and could handle the surface.
I couldn't even see the gallop out, but it sure seemed like EA was going to fly by him in a few strides.. Did Excellent Art suddenly pull up? Did Kip Deville suddenly bolt or something to prevent this? Honestly I can't tell on the replay and it has little if anything to do with what was evident between the gate and the wire.