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Old 12-30-2016, 03:03 AM
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Originally Posted by pointman View Post
I read your first four posts and thought that I was going to see one of the worst rides in history. You have not articulated what he did wrong. He put the horse in a position to win by saving ground, cutting the corner and got boxed in in the stretch. Did you want him to run over the horses in front of him? That is simply back luck. Had he gotten a hole and won he would be credited with a perfect ride.



Did you watch the replay before making this comment? I hardly see this ride as being an example of jockey incompetence. The luck of a hole opening can be the difference between bad luck and a perfect ride.
Luck ain't got nothin to do with it.
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