Dullahan

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

I actually agree with you that he would've won with ease w/o Trinniberg.

I'm just saying that it is not out of the realm of possibility that M Smith would've looked back and seen Hansen & TCI so far behind his mount that he would maybe feel his horse was running off and that he would feel the need to pull on the reigns in the backstretch to save some gas for that extra furlong.

Monday morning quarterback stuff, i know. Just a question i was running through my head earlier is all. I see both sides of the 'argument'.

Horses like Bodemeister, Trinniberg, and Hansen are super competitive speed horses.

They are too gallant and competitive to willingly let other horses run in front of them.

When they do get an unpressured early lead -- they simply relax and run peak performances.

Bodemeister could go 49 on the lead as long as he doesn't have to work hard for it and isn't being challenged for it.

Watch the four meetings between Dr. Fager and Damascus.

Dr. Fager easily beats Damascus in the first and third meeting -- both times when Damascus had no rabbit. Damascus beat the piss out of Dr. Fager in the 2nd and 4th meeting ... both times when he had a rabbit spritner entered.