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Originally Posted by pick4
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
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I think you're missing what's important, and maybe the Fat Man is unintentionally misleading you by focusing on the rider, as what really matters is that the winner received a patient ride. Yes, this was aided by the lack of an early mover, but she was handled perfectly. After breaking to the lead, she was rated off the speed, and then did not attack that one until the field turned for home. It was the best of trips for a capable stalker. It was also the best of situations in that the speed offered her no effective resistance. This is an important point....in that had Christie Village battled her to, say the eighth pole, it's possible this would have softened her up enough to allow the second finisher to pick up the pieces.