Thank You Mine That Bird

[chucklestheclown]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

A horse who, bad as he was, on paper looked easily as good as the winner. Why would the rail catapult one and not the other?

I'm just not buying it. Don't get me wrong, I don't think the rail hurt, and maybe it helped a little, but the winner RAN......and that's the biggest factor. It was the horse....not the rail and not the rider. Not a criticism of Borel, who is a low percentage jockey, that probably hurts more horses than he helps with his rail riding nonsense, and his act worked yesterday, but let's also not pretend that the rider got in a horse suit and masqueraded himself into the winner's circle.

You people really do go on about nothing. The only paper that matters in racing is the green kind. And Borail did get the Oaks/Derby Double, which was good enough reason for me to bet HIM in the Derby. Might not be sophisticated enough for some, but it worked for my bank account!