Early Top Twenty Derby Hopefuls

[IrishofNDMan]

Originally Posted by King Glorious

No she didn't and no she wouldn't have. If the race had been a few more feet, Indian Blessing's rider would have waited a little longer to make his run and saved a little more for the stretch. It's like the 1989 BC Classic. Everyone wanted to say that Easy Goer was closing so strongly on Sunday Silence and in another jump or two, would have passed him. Wrong. If you notice, McCarron was hand riding Sunday Silence. He knew how much he had left under him and how much he needed to have under him. He timed his move to fit the distance of the race he was riding. If the race had been 10f plus 50 yards, both riders might have waited just a little bit longer to make their moves and the results still would have been the same. Riders time their moves and trainers, good ones at least, train their horses to the conditions of the specific race they are in.

you honestly think Gomez is that smart and knew he had just enough to win by a few inches????? You really think that he wanted it to be that close??? No way in hell.