yeah, i think so...a lot of people thought she'd have won had she gotten the right ride. but i wish i had a dollar for every time someone blamed a loss on a crap ride, i could retire.
i can really only think of one spell of bad luck really costing a turf horse.
and that was gary stevens hitting the turf right at the finish line when storming home decided to take an abrupt detour.
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