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Originally Posted by kentuckyrosesinmay
I will never view Zito in the same light again. As if Bellamy Road wasn't enough, but I could understand the Travers because it was a really big race and they were only going to be able to get one more race out of the horse anyway. Plus, I'm sure he had pressure from the owners.
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Zito did nothing wrong with the way he handled Bellamy Road.
As for what LaPenta said after the race - I ignore that type of stuff. The horse is a very valuable animal - and if he they weren't 100% confident he was ok on race day - he wouldn't have run.