The Tin Man

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Originally Posted by oracle80

Pops it was extremely arrogant of Prado/Frankel and Johnny V/Pletcher to took the tactics they took. Trust me, both of those jocks do their pre race homework as do the trainers they ride for. Johhny, Edgar, Todd, and Frankel are very astute at asessing a race beforehand and handicapping how it should flow.
Prado treated that horse(The Tin Man) like he was a reformed cheap claimer that he could reel in at any time. 1:15? Are you kidding me? I don't want to knock the Tin Man in any way, shape, or form. Hes a gutsy warrior!!! But I'm not so sure that if Edgar or Johnny don't at least stay lapped onto him that they don't run him down. They got what they deserved. They treated a talented old game horse like a horse they could just take at any time, and they paid for it!!! Kudos to Honu, a board member here who I believe is the Tin man's exercise rider on a job done extremely well!!! Without her morning work on this horse there wouldn't be such success in the afternoon!!

I have all the respect in the world in the conections of the top horses that were running but how can they all have a brain fart in this instance? Mandella dosent just run a horse yo be flashy. He goes for the gusto. I cant downgrade EC or Frankles horse for this race. Tin Man won the race they didnt lose it. That all said I think it was a human error that cpmpromised Frankles and Pletchers horses.