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Originally Posted by CSC
It was a very subtle mistake he made, instead of pinching an advantage at the top of the stretch he waited for POP to gain position on the turn and pull up to his inside and that was the whole ballgame, one can say there was nothing wrong about the ride and if you are riding safe I guess that is the case, however in the subtle things that make a difference in winning and losing it was a mediocre ride, the rider had the horse off the pace in the 2 path waited until POP to make his move, lost the tactical advantage and kicked on. Being reactive rather than proactive, any journeyman jockey could reproduce a ride like that, no need for Pletcher to fly in Javier.
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So if Kent doesnt get a rail pass, is Castellano's ride still mediocre? Was he supposed to move early with the cheap speed that was in front?
A jockey isn't supposed to be a hero. He put his horse in a position to win and if the horse is good enough yesterday, he wins. The trip was perfect. If he starts early and dies in midstretch, you guys would be bitching about how he started him too early and he should have waited.