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Originally Posted by Travis Stone
I know what you're saying throat, but I felt like the entire second half of the race he did not put himself in an optimum position to win. If he was told stay inside, well, that's tough, cause you listen to the advice given when you're in a new area.
That said, it looked to me like he had plenty of horse throughout. My frustration arose on the far turn, when he was out-maneuvered by a rival to the outside and was suddenly left with that decision: inside or out? Maybe the in-hand style he was using was an aberration and that's why he did not commit outside. But I would rather go a bit wide and see if there's horse there, as opposed to wait inside and get into trouble.
And you're right, stretch-trips are over-rated as opposed to mid-race struggles. I think this all boiled from about the 5/16's on, and my commentary also stems from watching that other race either last week or two weeks ago where Pino was flying up the rail only to get stuck late.
Do I chase this horse next time? Probably, just so I can hopefully justify the time spent this long-winded response!
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Travis, someone needs to explain to him (and others) that saving ground is only important on the turns! If you give him the benefit of the doubt that allowing Boggy Creek to "out-move" him wide on the turn was the right thing to do, especially with a stretch runner, there is absolutely no reason to remain glued to the rail in the stretch. His rides on Laysh and Gold and Blue Box were identical, and incredibly frustrating if you had a wager on either (or worse, both
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