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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Borel went to the whip a lot later than most jockeys would have.

he peppered her for all of about 13 seconds.

I don't know if there is any single thing more overrated than the whip. I love it when horses win in hand and people assume they would have run much faster had they been put to an all out drive.

If I was a trainer or owner .. I'd slightly prefer to see my horse ridden out through the wire in the stretch than win in hand. I only say that because of an old study I saw on horses who win "handily" and "easily" and how they fare next out.

Which concluded?