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Originally Posted by oracle80
Rupert thats just an incredibly crazy thing to say. I mean, you really think its just "bad luck" that the horse was in trouble for for a mile and 3/8 but it wasnt the dirty little junkie's fault? It was just bad luck? The sooner that disgusting little junkie goes back to rehab the better off we will all be. You don't EVER see Prado or Velazquez giving a ride like that. That ride should go straight to the hall of fame across the street for worst rides ever by a junkie, oops I meant jockey.
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The mare was pretty much rank the entire race. When you have a horse than is rank and pulling in a 12 horse field, you are going to have problems. I'm not going to hold Gomez totally blameless because this type of thing has been happening to him more than it should. When it happens once or twice, it can be bad luck. When it happens over and over again, you start to wonder.
By the way, I don't know if she would have won the race with a clean trip. She flattened out badly and really shortened stride the final 100 yards. I'm not so sure she would have won with a clean trip.
With regard to your contention that Velasquez schooled Gomez in the final race, I strongly disagree. If anything, it was the other way around. JV's horse was running really well on his right lead and striding out nicely. Gomez' horse was was taking these short strides on his left lead and wouldn't switch leads. I was shocked that the race ended up being so close. It was incredible that Gomez kept that horse going so long as badly as the horse was being outrun. I can pick the winner at the 1/8th pole about 90% of the time in these situations. The horse on the right lead will win almost every time in thse situations. When you see one horse taking nice, big strides on their right lead and the other horse is taking short strides on their left lead, the horse on their right lead will win 90% of the times. I don't care if Superman is on the other horse.