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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698
Who went out of their way to diminish his effort? He's a nice colt, obviously, and you're right, he ran well yesterday.
But he also sucked up and rode the rail while doing it, while breaking from the 2 hole. It's a nice story, but let's not go overboard here.
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Everyone has been waiting for some quality efforts, and when there is one, there's always a bizarre eagerness to trivialize it. Didn't this come up last week? Does every horse that is 2nd to an impressive winner have to be a suck up?
And if Big Brown had stopped in the stretch per chance? Then it would be that Smooth Air was a 'perfect trip' winner of course. And he didn't ride the rail if you watch the head on. Was in amongst horses through halfway down the backstretch when he commenced his rally.
In a class of horses that are largely uninteresting, absent of talent or associated with repulsive connections, Smooth Air is refreshing and highly appealing. While I work to remain impartial as often as I can, I'm entitled to fan up to a horse occasionally...