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Old 08-02-2009, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by dalakhani
http://nyra.com/Saratoga/Broadcast/Video/Video.shtml

I dont know how anyone who watched that race yesterday could blame the problems of the 7 on the jock.

These are animals not machines. Watch the head on replays. The horse is rank and uncomfortable all the way around the back side. The horse broke from the outside and the jock brought him to the rail after the break to save ground. From there the horse gets headstrong and refuses to relax.
He gets headstrong because you never put a rank horse on the rail behind horses. They will only fight more. You take him to the outside where he has room and can relax. But look at it anyway you want. They are animals who are well trained and their jock's do bear some responsibility for managing them. And we aren't talking about the Penn National Jockey colony here. We are talking about Saratoga and a Hall of Fame joc. Sorry Penn National Jock's where ever you are.
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