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Originally Posted by Dunbar
I pretty much agree with Sightseek here. You have Calvin saying after the race (as quoted in DRF), "Hitting her is not going to make her run faster. I think when a horse is going to come up to her, that's when you'll see her run. She does what she has to do." Really? Then why did you hit her 19 times in the stretch?
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Because he was in a desperate position....and when in a desperate position you do everything you can do even if it won't much help at all.
If you think going to the whip makes her come home faster ... go watch her Oaks win.
You guys are acting like you've never seen a horse put into an all out drive for an eigth of a mile before.