Frankel

[Seattleallstar]

I am sure there is a very good reason he decided to use all of his horse. Maybe looking back it wasnt a bad ride at all, he had to have known something to ride that way.

[RolloTomasi]

Originally Posted by Seattleallstar

I am sure there is a very good reason he decided to use all of his horse. Maybe looking back it wasnt a bad ride at all, he had to have known something to ride that way.

Like what? He was in perfect position following his own pacesetter and clearing the rest of the field.

Ignoring the rabbit (who was inconsequential after a half-mile), Queally basically opened up a 12 length lead needlessly at the head of the stretch.

He almost got run down by a 50-1 shot who was at the tail of the field and going nowhere when the button was pushed on Frankel.

The horse arguably looked like he was getting weary down the stretch in the Guineas, where Queally let him roll aggressively early to an insurmountable lead (and had a cavalier attitude regarding the ride post-race). He definitely was weary today. At this point, it appears that the rides he's been getting are just as much to blame as any of the stamina concerns for keeping the horse out of the Derby and pigeon-holed as a miler.