Jockey's pay, interesting info

Originally Posted by Cardus

One huge difference between the two was 'Silence's capability on the turns. 'Goer was a long-striding horse who was perfect for Belmont Park. That was one principal reason that he won the Belmont Stakes. (Also, I saw an interview with Whittingham a few years later in which he said that his horse's hooves were sore before the Belmont.)

I imagine lots of things were sore with Harthill not being able to go near him at Belmont.
Don't you find it a bit odd that the margins were a nose, neck and length when SS won, and when Goer won it was by the length of a football field?
Its just coiincidence that Harthill couldn't get near him at belmont right?