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Originally Posted by eajinabi
Maybe Saeed Bin Surror told him to try and beat the stakes/track record. It will probably enhance her value if she is known to be a record holder. Just a thought
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The whole "saving something" thing is very overrated.
It always gets applauded as though something great is being done for both the future performance and soundness of the horse ... and while I'm sure coincidental - it seems like horses who win like that most often go sharply in the wrong direction from a future performance and health standpoint.
I remember Achilles of Troy winning a stake by about 12 lengths with a dream trip and Alan Garcia was replaced on him because he rode him out through the stretch.
He won easily without Dominguez ever moving on him next time - saving something for his next start where he ran poorly and was vanned off.
The dumbest quote of the year to date was Dutrow after the Preakness blaming Smarty Jones Belmont loss because he was ridden out - and ensuring that Big Brown would be perfect for the Belmont because Kent "saved something." I guess he almost left enough in the tank to hold off the maiden Gaudacanal in the Belmont...almost, but not quite.
Smarty Jones had a subsequent Malibu and Big Cap winner take a strong and absurdly premature inside run at him in the Belmont - and he shrugged that move off and disposed of RHT like he was a 40K claimer - and almost had enough left late to hold off a dream trip subsequent Travers winner.
Officer won each of his first five races all under total Victor Espinoza full nelson holds. When put to pressure in the BC Juvenile and Cal Cup Juvenile - he threw in the towell instantly.
Commentator and Montery Jazz already both ran 119 Beyers this year while "never asked at any point" - would they have run faster if hard ridden? Probably not. Did there "easy wins" translate into quick comebacks?
Montery Jazz is now out for the entire year after his 119 Beyer win where the track announcer said something like "Flores is riding him as though this is the start of a steeplechase"