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Originally Posted by the_fat_man
If you have time, you might want to watch the race again, only this time focus exclusively on Castellano. Especially, on the turn. Notice how long it takes for him to go by a horse that he can put away just about at any point on the turn. He doesn't take the lead UNTIL AFTER they enter the stretch, sitting chilly all that time. (This is the way to ride.) By doing so, he holds the race together. He gives nothing else a chance to run, neither the chasers nor the closers, as he has the reserve necessary to finish. She didn't only get a garden trip because she happened to be inside chasing; she got a perfect trip because she was asked correctly.
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I taped the race and have watched it four times. The quitting Christie Village gave way at the quarter pole. Castellano is not a good grass rider. Put another horse in the mix on the turn and he probably screws it up. He's screwed me more than Prado has with terrible grass rides