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Originally Posted by horseofcourse
I'm sure very many believed he would lose the race. It's a long race. Smarty Jones and Real Quiet weren't that long ago were they?
Secretariat and Mine That Bird are not the same species. Without Monday morning quarterbacking, these boards would not be in existence. What else is there to question in this race?? Everyone harped about the reason for Mine That Bird's huge improvement in the TC races was saving his move. The excuse in the Sunland races for the horse was Lambert rushed him way too early. Woolley has gone on and on and on on the fact that the horse runs 3 furlongs. It seemed pretty obvious the same thing happened yesterday. It seems a pretty obvious thing to discuss.
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I agree there should be discussion.I believe MTB ran a race that many thought he couldn't, coming from behind in a race that historically has favored horses on or near the pace. He made what looked like a winning move around the far turn and couldn't sustain it.He is not Secretariat. That is my point. I don't believe Borel thought he was going to lose that race when he began his move and he had the horse to put away the field when he began that run.He could have waited patiently and let the frontrunners get the jump on him. He chose not to and because he faded in the stretch it is oh so easy to question his tactics.Maybe MTB should have moved sooner in the Preakness.I never heard anyone question Smith's tactics in that race.With good reason.
The horse wasn't good enough to win. It was Summer Bird's day.