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I don't know any trainer that would make that change. |
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After her race in the Honeybee I suggested right here on this board that her rider would eventually get her beat. He tried to get too cute in the Honeybee and almost got her in trouble. Now, I don’t think she was ever winning the Arkansas Derby but his inability to maintain position and getting beat to two different spots, coupled with the slingshot move prevented her from running 2nd IMO. She deserves a top rider. Contreras isn’t one. It’s an easy choice. |
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It's not like he has given Ethereal Road good rides in his last two races either.
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Just more nebulous nonsense from BBB |
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I'm saying that before the Arkansas Derby the was NO reason to make a change. |
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Might not have been a popular move had he done so, but John Sadler did the same with Rock Your World last year in the big race itself. Of course, that move might have actually been part of Sadler's grand plan of derailing the rest of the horse's career. If so, it was a master stroke given Joel Rosario's complete ineptness. |
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She likely would have finished second, but there is an outside chance she could have won, and all of these things were the rider's fault. I'm not trying to crucify him, as these things happen, but to suggest his ride in Arkansas Derby wasn't poor is to fail to acknowledge what happened in the race.
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Just more nebulous nonsense from BBB |
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I agree he shouldn't have given up the position he had at the half mile pole. You can even hear in my call. I couldn't believe that was her 3 lengths last at the 3/8th's pole. As I've said that struck me as a jock who had been told not to move too early and didn't think on his feet enough to change tactics when circumstances dictated. Could it have been better? 100% yes. Was it a travesty? That in my mind would only apply if I thought he cost her the win which I don't. |
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I get that it's unfair to Contreras in that situation, but every owner has the right to get the rider he or she is most comfortable with.
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Just more nebulous nonsense from BBB |
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I think they rode the rider they thought would give them the best chance on that day. And now they think Saez will give them the best chance in KY. I DO NOT think she would have beaten CYBERKNIFE no matter who rode her in the Arkansas Derby. Could she have been 2nd? Definitely. Could she have won? Not in my opinion. |