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Old 06-13-2010, 08:26 PM
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They should just run her until she is like 12.

Garcia rode a great race, I wasn't sure I would ever say that.
Before i continue reading this thread, just why do you think Garcia rode a great race?....maybe you are kidding?
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Old 06-13-2010, 08:41 PM
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Zenyatta is awesome, so much fun to watch her run!
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Old 06-13-2010, 08:45 PM
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Before i continue reading this thread, just why do you think Garcia rode a great race?....maybe you are kidding?
1) Knew his surroundings, knew the horses inside of him were dead and waited to the very last second and tried to get the jump on her, and he did

2) Took her as wide as possible without necessarily hurting his mount

He wasn't 'just' riding for 2nd, he was riding to win, and he could have easily just started shoving at the 1/2 mile pole and blown by those other horses and lost the race by a couple lengths. His ride gave him a real chance to win
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Old 06-13-2010, 08:53 PM
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1) Knew his surroundings, knew the horses inside of him were dead and waited to the very last second and tried to get the jump on her, and he did

2) Took her as wide as possible without necessarily hurting his mount

He wasn't 'just' riding for 2nd, he was riding to win, and he could have easily just started shoving at the 1/2 mile pole and blown by those other horses and lost the race by a couple lengths. His ride gave him a real chance to win

I think he would have had his best chance to win, if he layed closer to the pace, rather than sitting just in front of Zen....how in the world was he going to out close her from back there.....She had shown some sort of pace in the past, and i think could have shown more than that early....
I take nothing away from the BIG Horse, she is pretty nice....winning all those races coming from behind, is certainly no easy thing.....
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