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Originally Posted by TogaJunkie
I thought the ride on SNS in the Preakness was horrible. He was way too close to very swift fractions too. As brillant as Bernardini was in that race, I absolutely cannot watch the part where Barbaro broke down. I always fast forward it past that part and watch the rest of the race.
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Yeah I can't watch this replay either so I am certainly no expert on Kent's ride in the race but my instinct tells me that, sure him moving over was probably partially responsible for the injury. Literally thousands of little things had to come together to cause that injury.
What if Matz had chosen a different post position?
Did an assistant starter make a noise that caused Barbaro to push through the gate?
If he hadn't pushed through the gate would he have gotten hurt?
It could go on forever, and I'll take your word for it that we can add KD's ride to the list. But if he didn't do anything that was blatantly against the rules of the sport, or anything intentional, then I really don't see the point in "blaming" him.