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Originally Posted by dalakhani
Frankel and Clement's barns at Toga arent exactly massive. And its not like Kent rides first call on all of their horses.
Kent was riding like **** during this streak...no way to defend that. But at the same time, all riders go through that and its not like he was blowing chalk every other race. Some of those horses simply didnt have a chance. In trying to establish himself in the east, Kent is taking mounts he wouldnt have taken on the west coast.
He is a good rider and does anyone want to bet that he finishes with a pct in the teens?
As for the ride on Relaxed Gesture, kent got stuck in no mans land. His horse broke really sharply and there was no pace. If he would have ridden on the lead the whole way, everyone would have asked why he was on the lead. The horse wouldnt relax and he did what he could. Some of you act as if Relaxed Gesture never burned money. This horse is a money burning machine regardless of who is riding. Kent's ride certainly wasnt optimal but give some credit to the horse too.
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As I said before, I can't criticize Kent for taking Relaxed Gesture back going into the clubhouse turn. I think that was the smart thing to do. You don't want to go head and head on the lead in a 1 1/2 mile race. For that matter, you really don't want to go head and head on the lead in any route race, especially on a horse that's not even a speed horse.