Was that Liquidity that opened up the rail?

[ninetoone]

Originally Posted by pba1817

Umm no, the 15 replays I have watched have shown a wide open rail all the way around the track behind Sedgefield...

It's the same thing in every Derby, most of the Jocks try get in the clear too soon, sacrificing way too much ground only to have their mount completely fall apart in the lane. I cannot blame the Jocks too much though... The racing style it takes to win maiden races, allowance, and stakes prep races is almost all run and gun from the word go. The horses have been taught to run as fast as they can early, the jocks have learned that going as fast as they can early is the only way you can survive.

There were 2 patient rides today out of 20, Borel and Albarado...

Umm, yes...watch the overhead view & check out this quote...

As the field neared the top of the stretch, the only horse who had a chance of catching Hard Spun was Street Sense. Borel found a seam between Sedgefield and a tiring Liquidity, and Street Sense burst through the opening and set after Hard Spun. Street Sense reached the front passing the eighth pole and drew away.
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[pba1817]

What does that quote have to do with anything? I watched the race with my own eyes, the rail was 2 paths open behind Sedgefield, once Street Sense angled around Sedgefield he was home free.

Since you are into quotes, here is the quote directly from the chart "Liquidity, in contention five or six wide, bumped for a stride with Great Hunter early on the far turn and flattened out in the drive."

How do you get to the rail if you are 5 or 6 wide?

Maybe you saw the green colored saddle cloth of Any Given Saturday who got to the inside towards the far turn, but he was toast and getting out 1/2 around the far turn. Gomez says he was bumped by Street Sense as he went flying by...

[ninetoone]

Originally Posted by pba1817

What does that quote have to do with anything? I watched the race with my own eyes, the rail was 2 paths open behind Sedgefield, once Street Sense angled around Sedgefield he was home free.

Since you are into quotes, here is the quote directly from the chart "Liquidity, in contention five or six wide, bumped for a stride with Great Hunter early on the far turn and flattened out in the drive."

How do you get to the rail if you are 5 or 6 wide?

You need to re-read post 4 in this thread where I said that I checked the chart & it didn't match up with what I saw on the overhead view. Seriously, watch the overhead view on nbc's website. You'll see Liquidity right on the rail & he moves outward (tiring) just as SS comes up behind him & goes right between him & Sedgefield. I'll be here waiting if you want to admit that you were wrong, but I won't hold my breath.

[pba1817]

I edited my post, I guess the chart can be wrong... I have seen the overhead as well, and I agree that the colors seem to be Reddam's, the saddle cloth of AGS is also a teal green/blue also, either way, the rail was open for the most part from mid turn home.

[pba1817]

You know what, you are 100% right.. the chart is dead wrong!!! Meaning I am wrong, sorry about that. I watched the replay, and the side view just as they enter the turn you can clearly see Reddam's colors and 9 on Liquidity on the rail.

I still stand on my view that the rail was open from mid turn home though!!

[ninetoone]

No hard feelings here...thanks for watching it again. I watched & watched & couldn't believe the chart was wrong.

First of all Nine, your post 12 is a little confusing because I thought you said Liquidity came off the rail to open up that path but then in post 12 it sounds like SS split horses. THis may have led to some of the confusion in this thread.

second of all, Kudos to you for taking the time to look at the video and the chart and make sense of it all. I know how much work that can take cause I did the same thing last year for Barbaro's chart and that chart is way messed up. (dont have time enuf to get into it, but it affects Barbaro, Jazil, Derek and one or two others. PM me if you need more..)

Spent many hours on that one. Anyhow, "YES" derby charts can be very messed up. We have probably only scratched the surface of how many years worth of derbies are way messed up since the internet, etc is only a recent invention....

Anyhow, thanks for bringing this to light. Good Show!

[PPerfectfan]

I'll be here waiting if you want to admit that you were wrong, but I won't hold my breath

Yeah, I see your turning blue over there. I wouldnt wait either. I saw the same thing, but what do we know, how can u belive your own eyes?