I believe the reason Point Given lost the KD is that he was undertrained, with hopes of havinga triple crown horse after Baffert had come up short before. think he said as much.-------------- so much for that
Baffert said Point Given, ridden by Gary Stevens, was too close to a lightning pace in the Derby.
"In the Preakness, he let the horse decide his own pace, get into his stride," Baffert said. "I think he'll do the same thing in the Belmont."
[url]http://amarillo.com/stories/2001/06/09/spo_pointgiven.shtml#.VwKECaQrLNM[/They did
-- Point Given appeared to be running on a treadmill. Earlier in the morning, he had reared and tossed his exercise rider.
''He never felt comfortable out there,'' Stevens said. ''Maybe it took something out of him.''
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/06/sports/horse-racing-monarchos-makes-his-point-and-roars-to-victory-in-the-derby.html]
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