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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
Zenyatta is a big lumbering closer who often breaks a bit tardy. That's different from breaking into the side of the gate and stumbling.
As for the difference between racing on the rail through the 1st turn and racing 4 wide the entire way around the 1st turn .... here's the Hollywood Gold Cup. Watch where Awesome Gem is in the first turn - and watch where Rail Trip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B1DnIXRok4
But hey, the Hollywood Gold Cup only proves that Bejarano rode a perfect race on Rail Trip... after all, he had him "in a position to win" and that is "a tribute to the jockey" |
Rail Trip is overrated, I stated that many times here. Comparing his style to St. Trinians is bad, you know well they have opposing styles, regardless he still should be good enough to beat Awesome Gem, a horse that clunked up in last year's classic mind you. The problem here is if Garcia took a gamble and went towards the rail, and let's say the trip parted like the red sea for him, how is she going to outrun Zenyatta the final 1/8th to 1/4 mile, just how many horses have done that in their career, the only chance she had was to get the jump on her, pinch a break and hold her off. That's what she did and against another horse, 99/100 she would have won the race.