Belmont Fractions

[Riot]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

I don't see this. I don't have the headon but from the pan shot, I don't see the horse fighting Borel. I don't see a problem in the 1st turn. In fact, as they start to run into the 2nd turn, you see Borel let go of the reign with his left hand to change his goggles. There's no wrestling match. And, I see him urging the horse on the turn, and whipping before he enters.

I agree the headon would be great (and I noticed, as you did, the relaxed goggles change and hoped he'd be okay when I saw that) - the part I was worried about was before that, along the backstretch. Yes, he wasn't fighting the horse, he was letting him cruise on up.