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Originally Posted by Dahoss
https://twitter.com/NBCSports/status...04042427334660
Here's the overhead. Looks like Irad was going to follow Rich Strike and ran into a wall so he moved out and then Barber Road came over on him.
I still don't think it mattered in the outcome. Especially because the poor horse was carrying an extra 350 pounds of Alabama Stakes on his back.
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My two cents is somewhat between you two...I actually do think if Irad hesitated a couple beats he could've followed the 21...that said I also can't fault what he did at all and think at the end of the day it's probably what you would want your jockey to do. He made a snap decision that he had to find a path to run... At the end of the day I had issues with a lot of Irad's rides over the last few days...while I think he probably "Chose Wrong" in the Derby I can't knock his ride really.... He made the decision that is probably better most days...it just didn't work out here and I'm still not really sure how much closer he would've been anyway...
Again, just my two cents...