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Originally Posted by Secretariat

you don't steal the belmont, its too long.
this was a stupid thing to do, by a jocket who , since going to NY isn't thinking right. Jeez, i wonder why ??
is there something he is drinking that may be causing his thinking, since he got to Ny ,to be off a bit, or smoking, or snorting ??
the only other horse that i think could have won this was bLUcat, had he DRAFTED jazil around the turn instead of bringing it to him in a head to head five furlongs out, he could have drafted him for 4f , poped out at the quarter pole and motored by, but no, he couldn't let jazil by and draft him for 4f and then go head to head, he had to engage and not just let him go by and draft, in the turn.
johnny V, you idiot .

don't these jockeys understand the physics of racing ??

Now wait a minute, I will absolutely rant when he screws up but I think you guys are confusing horses who wernt good enough to win with bad rides.
Obviously he and Baffert looked at the way the track was playing and had discussed strategy. And you can steal the Belmont, just ask Pat Day and Commendable. I think they decided if they outbroke High Finance that the jock would take back because they wouldnt gun for fear that he couldnt go that far. Quite frankly I think it was a masterful plan. The horse just didn't have it, thats all. Two races earlier in the day went 1:08 and the &f race went in 1:21:1. That track was defnitely hopped up and going 1:12 in the Belmont on the lead on atrack that fast is not speeding. He gave his mount every chance to win, and its not like he got nailed on the line, he stopped on the turn.
I'm not a member of his fan club but I'm not irrational either. The guy gave his horse a good shot, and the horse just didn't cooperate.