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Old 12-29-2016, 08:20 PM
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What was so bad about the ride? He saved every inch of ground around the track but was blocked in the stretch, I didn't see a point where he could safely get out and get his horse clear for a run.

Seems to me that the horse was unlucky, not the victim of a bad ride.
What is the number one job of a jockey? There's a reason she was blocked in the stretch.
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Old 12-29-2016, 08:57 PM
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What is the number one job of a jockey? There's a reason she was blocked in the stretch.
Seemed to me the horse was blocked because a hole never opened up. That is unlucky.

What is the reason you can't justify horse racing to your son?
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Old 12-29-2016, 08:57 PM
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Nothing wrong with that ride
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