Desormeaux Ends 0 for 54 Skid

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by KY_Sasquash

What about for taking the horse straight to the lead? That's not thehorse's running style?

I don't think he planned on going to the lead and I don't think he really tried to go to the lead. He broke good and there was absolutely no pace early and he found himself on the lead. That happens sometimes. Even if you have a horse that has never been anywehre near the lead in his life, if they go slow enough he can end up on the lead. It 's only a bad ride if a horse is on the lead and is going much faster than he normally goes. Relaxed Gesture is a horse who usually runs the half in :48 and change or :49. In the race on Saturday they went the half in :49 1/5 and he found himself on the lead. He's gone to the lead before. In the Man O War last year at Belmont, he was on the lead going :48 3/5. He ran 2nd that day.