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Originally Posted by ninetoone
Yesterday's ride wouldn't even be on the radar screen of bad rides in the last 10 years or 10 months....he thought the hole would open up and it didn't. It happens all the time, every day.
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I totally disagree. It wasn't just a matter of a hole not opening. It was a matter of Dominguez making a move that had no upside but had huge downside. It was an idiotic move. Even if the hole would have opened and he would have won, it would have still been a made.
I saw a jock give a similar ride once on Megahertz. I think it was Solis but I'm not positive. Anyway, I think it was a 6 horse field and the jock was coming from dead-last. He had a ton of horse. There was no way to lose if he went outside. But instead, the jock tried to split horses and ended up checking pretty good. He finally got room and won the race but it was still a terrible ride. He took a huge risk and came close to blowing the race. Nobody made a big deal about it because he won, but it was a really stupid move that had no upside.
Anyway, I don't think you're understanding what we are saying with regards to Dominguez' ride. The hole not opening is irrelevant. That's not why it was a bad ride. It was a bad ride because he made a move that had no upside.