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[Scav]

I don't think so, it was more Cornhelio f'n up the whole race. If he isn't there Garcia gets a clear run on the outside, and the 1 would have had to mess around inside.

[golfer]

Originally Posted by Scav

I don't think so, it was more Cornhelio f'n up the whole race. If he isn't there Garcia gets a clear run on the outside, and the 1 would have had to mess around inside.

Without having to relive this debacle by going back and watching it again, first off he never even sniffs the rail breaking from the 3 post with a speed horse, then he allows himself to get "blind-switched" (harness term for not realizing someone is coming on the outside, and getting trapped) by Cornelio.. then due to anger or embarassment (my opinion only), he forces his horse into a tiny whole, risking his and the horse's well being. Their is a big difference between patient and clue-less.. had he been just being patient, he would have let Cornelio go and just swung around him.

[Bobby Fischer]

I think Garcia did a bad job of settling the horse after the first turn.
He was taken a little wide by Castellano(on the 2 springs road), but then you see some stop-and-go action which was not very smooth and actually caused his horse to clip heels with Atoned.

I like his choice to stay off the pace. No way Big Truck competes at 9 furlongs as the pacesetter. Once he got the horse to settle, he momentarily had a decent trip, and he was actually given the opportunity to come on even terms entering the far turn. Everything went his way as far as the pace. He just had a terrible setup being locked in behind Atoned ,Springs Road , and inside of Trust N Dustan. When the pace slowed - everyone got on even terms...

Not a whole lot Garcia could have done. Maybe if he "sensed" the traffic jam and went very wide at the end of the backstretch... Thats asking a lot of any jockey.