Rabbit for Mine That Bird?

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by cakes44

Which would you call more of a "retard" factor for a 12F race?

Elliot letting Smarty Jones go nuts in the Belmont, or Gomez choking Hard Spun 2 lengths behind a 1:15+ pace?

I was never a fan of HS. I'm also not a fan of announcers feeling the need to speak about anything but the obvious in a race. This includes: commenting about the pace without looking at the splits; how hard a horse is being restrained, etc.

I'm open to an explanation, however, as to why running with (or just ahead of) Curlin early, and ahead of the filly, worked against HS and not the other two.