Worst Ride of the Year

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Originally Posted by bellsbendboy

Very well.

"orang" off slowly was moved outside to keep his face clean, moved past a pair with one fighting the rider and the other fighting the track, while well in hand.

Then through EXTREMELY soft splits engaged the leader and put that one away without being asked, changed leads on cue when the rider moved his hands and came to the pole clear.

The rider then threw a cross and deftly windmilled the stick with the colt responding well, before having to tattoo righthanded when "Orang" ran out of training approaching the small pole. Here the rider adroitly switched hands and hit toward the danger but the final furlong was run in race horse time and the seven month layoff and weak workout pattern took its toll.

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While I haven't looked at pace figures, and imagine you haven't either, I think it is dangerous to take the fractions at face value. It was the only 5F sprint yesterday, and as I'm sure you know, Churchill has different runups for different distances that can affect fractions dramatically, but looking at the other races I think it is a mistake to call the fractions " extremely soft, " with or without the emphasis.

Regardless, while I think the Bid is overemphasizing things a bit, it was not a terrific ride to say the least, and a classic example of a rider losing a race because he panicked early during the running. I realize your opinion is stilted by two factors, a desperate need to constantly tell everyone how much smarter you are than them ( In actuality, we do this by proving ourselves not by proclaiming ourselves ) and a mad love for Robby Albarado, but of course everyone is entitled to their own opinions.

Looking forward to you perhaps posting your second winning wager in two years sometime over the coming winter season. Good capping!