It was pretty remarkable from reading stories about the race and from reading a ton of posts that no one was mentioning what went on before the first turn.
It was as though everything was going according to plan - and suddenly the equipment magically broke and the horse started running through rails.
The equipment probably broke during one of the two seperate tactical muggings he recieved early on in the race by other riders attempting to put a huge favorite at a disadvantage.
The amusing thing about DQ's in horse racing is that the trouble that occurs late in races leading to the vast majority of DQ's is very insignificant compared to what happens in the far more important early stages. It's why I tend to disagree with most every DQ.
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