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The 122 lbs beat English Channel
Game effort on a turf that EC wasn't fond of. The extra weight is exactly why I bet # 4.
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Weight didn't beat him. Pace and position did.
And also: Cacique, Relaxed Gesture, and Grey Swallow had a hand in it. |
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I'm old school and when they put over 121 on EC I had to take that in to consideration. For every pound over 121 in a race that is over 1 1/8 miles will slow a horses effort by approx one lenght. That one lenght cost him the race. His action and being outside the pace was the best position to win. I was surprised that Grey Swallow ran so well on a yeilding turf. I expected Cacique to run that even race down the lane to the wire. Game win. Thanks Prado!!!
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the turf had nothing to do with it...the weight had nothing to do with it. Plain and simple, he got beat by a better and smarter ride today. EC will NOT win when he is on the lead, I have said that before. He needs a target to run at turning for home. Today, he was Caciques target when they made the turn for home. It was a great race and a great stretch run....hands down the best race of the day.
EC is and always will be #1 in GPK's heart.... |
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english channel lost nothing in that defeat today. a great race by some fantastic turfers. that was a heckuva race.
i gotta find that thread where someone questioned prado being up on cacique....
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Johnny V. looks like he came back to fast, he can't raise his hand above his shoulders to get down and lay into his mounts.
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edgar had several good rides on the day, just not in the belmont. but then, you gotta have a horse to ride too.
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i am harsh on edgar at times but he rode a helluva race today, if anything did english channel in today it was edgars very heady ride. nice to see kev you can still be objective when your favorite horse doesnt triumph, but nothing to be ashamed of he ran another good 1 today
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No, A superior horse did.
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