Note to Garret Gomez

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I don't think it was so much a case of stupidity on Gomez' part. I think Coa pretty much outwitted him in the race. Coa's move was not a move that I would normally recommend, but in this case it was a good tactical decision that was probably made on the spot based on the circumstances. I think Coa saw that he had a chance to trap Gomez and Coa probably thought that Gomez was on the horse to beat. I think this was actually the type of thing that Scuds has talked about.

By the way, it's not always as easy as you think to react to a move like the move that Coa made. These horses don't all have push-button acceleration. Gomez' horse was just cruising down the backstretch. Coa kind of gunned his horse at that one instant. If Gomez didn't see the move immediately, which I don't think he did, it was too late for him to do anything. The other horse got the jump on him. These guys don't have four eyes. They only have two. They try to be aware of what is going on around them and they will often take a peak over their shoulders, but they can't see everything.

I think Coa basically outsmarted Gomez in the race. Coa is becoming a very good rider.

I cant remember the race, but I saw EBAR get a horse thru close to the wire on the rail. I still cant believe he got the horse thru. You just dont see many horses on the dirt slipping by at near the rail at the tail end of the race. It was so odd I tried to find it on racereplays for a head on but I cant find it... Anyone see this? It was either on Friday or Sunday. I really want to see what was happening.