Borel and the rail

[brianwspencer]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Seems like I've heard this before. He didn't ride the rail in the Preakness and Street Sense ran very well there also. I just don't get it, the horse obviously likes being near the rail. Calvin is a known rail rider, probably top 2 we have in the game right now with Edgar Prado. Calvin seemed to know what he had under him and knew if he was patient enough he would find room. And he did.

Not sure how everyone feels about Bailey, but he'd do that same thing all the time, and if you ask me he's one of the best from the past decade, if not THE best. Sure, there have to be some races where he got bottled up and came up short, but Bailey just always used to look supremely confident when he hugged the paint, and he made a living out of getting brilliant trips. Good riders on good horses find good trips -- it just works out that way.