Track bias and big days

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by ateamstupid

In what way did Game on Dude blow the break? Looked to me like he got away fine.

I haven't had time to watch all the replays yet, but he was beat out of the gate by Brilliant Speed and they crossed and cleared on him.

Maybe he didn't have a visual excuse at the start, but he clearly did not perform well in the first few strides and he got crossed and cleared on because of it, in a race where NO ONE else wanted any part of the lead. Smith had Mucho Macho Man under a hamerlock down the backstretch.