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Originally Posted by the_fat_man
Kent always does things his own way and he's always forging new 'trends' in riding. His newest is the WIDE trip on the pacesetter (especially on the turf). This is where rather than keeping the horse as close as possible to the rail, he has it WIDE. Now, this has caught on nicely with the rest of the idiots, and Prado and Johnny V (who shits his pants at the thought of actually going INSIDE a horse) are also starting to use it. Of course, when others use it, they try to get to the rail by the turn. Kent doesn't care: he stays WIDE through the turn and the stretch. **** saving ground.
Example: today's 3rd on Jazz Nation. Kent's in the 4 path and Johnny V is to his outside. 
I mean, in a way I can understand how he wants to take some of the advantage away from the drafters; but the cost is just not worth it, as it completely wrecks races. |
The only thing I object to is that you seem to be saying that Kent D is starting this trend. As I'm sure you already know, Mike Smith has been throwing in the occasional "racing needlessly wide on the lead" rides for years. His ride on Lion Heart in the '04 Preakness is just the most famous of a move Smith has done fairly often over the years. Of course, the interesting thing about that race is that Smith's ride that day wasn't nearly as bad as Chop Chop's, who rode Song of the Sword as if he thought the colt could equal Secretariat's insane move in the '73 Preakness.