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Old 11-06-2012, 12:32 PM
JimmyEllis JimmyEllis is offline
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Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes View Post
it was that slight little delay when he was gonna try to beat him up the rail, before he switched out. that absolutely cost him the race. he would have rolled by.
No delay, according to the headon. He was continually whipping with the right hand, with plenty of room on the inside. He then decided to stop whipping, take a hold, come around, then go back to whipping. Sure, he wins if he comes out a lot earlier; but he also wins if he just continues riding.
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