i have a question

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by ontheoutside

before I ask I realize im asking a question on a 18 to 1 shot
but please tell me why karamouch would take black Stetson to the outside[3 wide] when hes sitting right behind masked @ trhe top of the stretch? you got to be kidding me keep him on rail then see going doen stretch if there is room to swing out crazy see it all the time
and please don't tell me at that point he didn't have some horse left watch the replay

I strongly disagree with you. If you were talking about a guy going 3 wide all the way around the turn, then you would have a point. If you go wide all the way around the turn, you lose a lot of ground. But once you hit the quarter pole, you lose practically nothing by swinging out. Going 3 wide all the way around the turn will cost you a couple of lengths. Swinging out at the top of the stretch will cost you no more than a foot or so. So there is literally no downside to swinging out at the top of the stretch. There is huge downside to not swinging out. If you don't swing out, you may never find room. To me, the perfect ride is to save ground around the turn and then swing out at the top of the stretch. That was what Garret Gomez tried to do every time. And that is one of the main reasons why he was leading rider in the country 4 years in a row.