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Old 08-28-2017, 03:02 PM
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I don't think it has anything to do with hiding behind the internet. We, let alone the stewards, have every right to question Garcia why he "failed to ride his horse to the finish" properly. Same goes for Irad and his careless/reckless riding; it is definitely not "laughably apparent" the horse spooked. Even if it seems more likely that the horse spooked than not, don't gloss over the fact that Irad is notorious for this type of riding in the first place.
Questioning rides is perfectly fine, and I do it plenty. But to definitively project these sinister motivations onto jockeys when there are more plausible explanations is just lame and irresponsible.
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