Some of the complaints of the riding during the Triple Crown against BIG BROWN was ridiculous. First it was Prado in The Preakness now it's Coa in The Belmont. All Coa did was beat Desormeaux to that part of the track. Apparently Desormeaux decided to follow DA'TARA and use him as a target by flanking him. He got beat to the punch and for whatever reason(maybe BB dislikes the inside) Kent pulled him to the outside. I couldn't picture Kent being concerned being trapped inside so early in the race. But he had BB in the exact same spot as in The Derby and Preakness. Nothing changed but the result. BB didnt face any new monsters , he was facing the same group he blitzed easily before. To blame the ride or Coa's race riding for BIG BROWN being empty or quitting after a mile is absurd. Any more complaining about the rides might earn some of you cute pink silks.
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