99.99% of Albarado's wins are on the best horse in the race.The other .01% are when a jock on the best horse makes a mistake.I'd say Borel(technically) made a tactical mistake,but it is so common to make this particular mistake.One of the hardest things for a jock to do is to have some caution when your riding a horse with a good turn of foot.I'd say that the connections may be a little more cautious about using him up like it is a hook race at Los Al.Just because he has a great turn of foot doesn't mean you have to use it all with 10% of the race to run.They got away with it in the Derby,and they didn't get away with it today.I think 90% of people blew off the fact that S.S. was tiring late in the Derby. That was a very big move to make today.Your asking a lot of a horse to make that monster move 2 weeks after he did it going 10f.This is the monster move that won them 2 huge races.So,I see why they continued the strategy,but with just 2 weeks rest between races,it's a lot to ask of a horse.Extremes are dangerous,and they let this horse go all-in on that turn.They have done that 3 times now.The only time he didn't tire late was on the most questionable track of last year.Street Sense is the better horse,but a more cautious strategy is needed.I think we will see him ridden a bit differently now.
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05-19-2007, 11:04 PM
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