Please correct me if my blind a s s didnt see thing as they really were , but in the Derby LAL had the #1 hole (which looked like it was not inline with the rail ) and didnt have enough speed to get a clear position before the rail came into play. The other riders didn't give him his path and pounded LAL into the rail. Gomez hit the brakes , found a position behind horses and LAL started to climb the mud being thrown in his face......LAL lost all chance in the first 1/4 mile of the race.
If you like the horse, it shouldn't matter who is riding him.
I liked Brother Derik afew years back and as it turned out it didn't really matter that Alex Solis rode him like the sissy he is, he was the wrong horse.
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