Re: Just thinking out loud... (651 Views)
Posted by:
MO (IP Logged)
Date: June 03, 2004 05:23PM
Dan,
While I agree that McCarron gave TG a great ride, Steven gave one of the worst rides ever and its all his fault that Silver Charm lost the triple crown!!
Here's why: DEAD RAIL - TG drew the rail. (Silver Charm) had already chewed up and spit out Free House, so who's the horse to beat? Touch Gold of course. So what does Stevens do? Instead of burying his main rival on the rail (like a truely great rider would do), he goes 6 wide into the 1st turn (like an apprentice). And that ground loss, my friends, made all the difference at the wire.