Dedumbeaux's Ride

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Kent should have gunned straight for the lead and if he quit, he quit. The horse didn't have it and looked poorly in result. The non-everyday races fans will raise their eyebrows on what they saw. What happen in Derby with Eight Belles was tragic, but what happen with Big Brown....will have people wondering if this sport is on the "up and up".

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

Kent should have gunned straight for the lead and if he quit, he quit. The horse didn't have it and looked poorly in result. The non-everyday races fans will raise their eyebrows on what they saw. What happen in Derby with Eight Belles was tragic, but what happen with Big Brown....will have people wondering if this sport is on the "up and up".

Kent did the right thing. The horse had absolutley nothing. He wasn't hitting the board and do you think the connections really care about 5th place money. The fallout would have been epic if Kent rode that horse hard to the wire with a known foot problem and no chance to win. Some of the public were looking to hang Saez for riding a horse to a 2nd place finish in the derby when that tradgedy happened. Could you imagine what the scenario would have been yesterday if somehing happened. The majority of the people on this board are smart and saw that this horse had nothing going into the turn. We have all seen 1/5 shots run of the board, that's why they run the races. As far as the public goes, and the up and up of the sport the question should really be , How much of that steroid injection that BB didn't get influeneced his performance yesterday?