Noble's Promise: Did Willie Cost him at least a placing?

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by outofthebox

I cant watch this race anymore..Watch closely people. Willie went by two stopping leaders into the slowest 1/4 of the race. His move i think is an optical illusion. He did not seperate himself from Super Saver on this so called move. Watch closely, he is sitting still on him as they reach the top of the stretch and the others are already lapped on him/ I just think like many here that he is surely not a classic distance colt at this time...

So was Willie dropping his hands and scrubbing around the turn an optical illusion? It looks to me like he is clearly asking his horse midway around turn. I agree that when he passes the 12 and 20, he stops riding until the winner catches his up but by then he had already asked his horse twice.

You guys are missing the point. Whether the horse is a classic distance colt is immaterial. He may not be but if he isn't, why would you move then? If he is or if he isn't, waiting most likely changes the race anyway. There is no denying that.