9/12: BEL C/O ($608k Friday!!)

[CSC]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

What was questionable about the ride? He broke slowly and moved up into perfect position. What exactly should the rider have done differently?

I saw it a little differently, I thought Coa moved a little early on the horse. Perhaps if the horse was much the best it would have been not mattered. But he probably is just an "ok" type.

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by CSC

I saw it a little differently, I thought Coa moved a little early on the horse. Perhaps if the horse was much the best it would have been not mattered. But he probably is just an "ok" type.

I don't know if he necessarily " moved early " in as much as he sort of had no choice after being squeezed out after the start. The only real chance he probably had was to get into the race. His trip obviously compromised him but IMO it's an unfair oversimplification to claim it was jockey error. He was more a victim of circumstance.

[CSC]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I don't know if he necessarily " moved early " in as much as he sort of had no choice after being squeezed out after the start. The only real chance he probably had was to get into the race. His trip obviously compromised him but IMO it's an unfair oversimplification to claim it was jockey error. He was more a victim of circumstance.

That's an interesting point of view I never thought of, I certainly wasn't angry with Coa after that race, my initial thought was it was simply a missed opportunity knowing it was unlikely he would be a decent price his next start.