Re: Post Mortem (812 Views)
Posted by:
ringato3 (IP Logged)
Date: May 23, 2016 04:01PM
P-Dub,
I read the O'Neil comments and I guess that means they must be true. But after the horse settled beautifully off a 45 and change half in the Derby, why would he instruct Mario to quarter horse this horse to the lead.
As for being pushed or not, we will have to agree to disagree. Yes, he isn't whipping and slashing, for sure. But after the 4 momentarily backed off, he is moving his hands shaking the horse a bit, which I think looks like asking him to go. (otherwise why do it).
Now, while I think it was a bad ride by Mario, it is nowhere near the rise the absolute neanderthal gave the ride on the 4. J.Toledo, who shouldn't be allowed in races of this magnitude, was trying to do exactly what with Awesome Speed? he leaves hard, gets outsprinted, Ok. But then not realizing they are going 45 and change setting apparently the fast variant adjusted preakness splits every, decides to whip and slash approaching the far turn to keep pressing the pace. If he was a rabbit for Exaggerator, good ride. Otherwise, ????
I think Exaggerator was the best horse on the day, on that surface and was going to win. Don't want to take anything away from him. But got a feeling the margin was going to be quite a bit different with anything close to a more normal/patient ride.
Rob