meatloaf Wrote:
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> On 3:
> Looked to me as if Gutierrez tried to duplicate
> American Pharaoh's run last year in similar
> conditions: gun to front, relax, finish. For
> whatever reason, Nyquist wouldn't relax. I read
> somewhere that these were trainer instructions, to
> avoid traffic. Given the toll of the first half
> mile, he ran a gutsy stretch. But there's no
> doubt that he's no American Pharaoh--not as fast
> and not as tractable.

He didn't relax because he had another horse at his throat latch the entire time. The one time AP had a horse similarly at his, he lost.

He should've taken back when he had the chance at the first turn. The hellbent for the lead tactics cost them the race, not a better horse.