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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

So you would have preferred Rose wait and let the closers come to him or pass him on his outside - while he probably gets a long son of Tiznow in a jackpot behind a trio of complete stoppers?

He was 18/1 on the toteboard going into the gate ... and a 2/5 favorite real odds to win that race after 5 furlongs.

The difference is one of degree and not of kind. Rose can ride the identical race positionally but he doesn't need to put the horse in a drive on the turn. The front runners were coming back and all he needs to do is let the horse go to them IN HAND. Loose rein him. This way, he makes the lead on his own without being asked and then has all he needs to hold off the closers. In fact, if he runs it this way, he doesn't completely gut the speed and his own horse at the same time, and make Macho Again look like he's actually doing something. Rose took a situation where he got a setup where the horse could've won ridden out, never being asked, and ended up using him excessively. I'm sure Motion is happy with the win and has no issues with the ride, however. And, this morning, he was on the show going on about how well the horse was doing. So, maybe he needed the extra work.