Change of Plans for Lava Man

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by zippyneedsawin

You're assuiming The Tin Man and Cacique started sprinting at the same time. To me, the The Tin Man started sprinting BEFORE Cacique, thus opened up a significant lead.. Cacique(Prado) reacted to Tin Man's move and started speeding up as well. I was impressed with Cacique's ability to close ground under those circumstances. (bottom line, they're both very nice horses and I look forward to a possible rematch on BC day--with many others in the mix as well!!) And I give Tin Man all the credit in the world for dictating that pace and getting he job done.

Are you saying that Prado was sitting chilly on the horse after they straigthened away in the stretch? Both horses were all out once they straightened away in the stretch and TTM ran away from Cacique. When two horses are head and head as they straighten away in the stretch, no jockey is going to intentionally let the other horse pull away by 3 lengths. Prado simply didn't have the horse to keep up. He got outsprinted. Even Oracle admitted that Cacique does not have the burst of speed that TTM has.