Belmont Beyers

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

What makes you think the 4 turf races weren't honestly run? Pennington won because he walked on the lead and the runner-up received an embarassingly poor ride.

Diamondrella won because she got a very good ride and a great pace setup and the favorite was taken to what was probably the worst part of the course. Gio Ponti was able to win from way back because he's good and the race featured a particularly sharp pace. The horses that turned for home 1-2are also known for having distance limitations.

Just Ben was very sharp and if anything, the main track may have become a bit more even as it dried out. However, Just Ben was capable of doing something like that, he had shown the ability at GP.

NT

Thanks. I think i have to watch the races again. It seemed from just watching the pennington race that it was favoring speed because it seemed like no horses were making up any ground at all.