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Originally Posted by ELA
I didn't understand that either. I don't think he would have even beaten one horse -- however, I personally don't think that is the reason Desormeax pulled him up. Turner's opinion is Turner's opinion, and I can certainly understand people agreeing with him.
Also, as far as the instructions, I think that looking at that is taking the comment out of context and being very myopic. I don't think the instructions were given with the thought that the race played out the way it did.
Eric
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If you have a horse that you think is one of the greatest horses ever, you think he's doing great, and you think he can win by 10 lengths, are you going to instruct the jockey, "If he can't win, take it easy on him."?
If you had no concern about the horse's condition, then those instructions make no sense.