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Originally Posted by Bystander
I don't believe I used the word "duel," and if you watch the race- as I did just now- Wait a While sat right outside My Typhoon for most of the race- yes, My Typhoon set a very slow pace, and yes, Gomez had a death hold on Wait a While, but she was right there the entire trip and when they quickened, she had nothing.
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I've watched the race plenty of times to know that Gomez keeping a hammer lock on Wait a While was going to be too much to overcome. His ride in that particular race was inexplicable. Wait a While already had a wire to wire victory earlier in the spring yet he decided to choke her down. Castro rationed My Typhoon's speed early very well, but to say that that particular effort proved anything other than that Gomez had a horrible Belmont day is wrong in my opinion.
I was a fan of the Ballston Spa not for precisely the same reasons as some others, but more because it really had a talented and deep field. It was a good effort by Wait A While, who did indeed hail from the frigid Todd Pletcher barn at the time.
NT