Re: Did Stu Blow It? (554 Views)
Posted by:
FORTKNOX (IP Logged)
Date: June 06, 2004 04:43PM
Finally, looking at the Equibase Chart for SJ's approximate quarter fractrions:
24.40
24.40
23.00 (!)
23.30 (!)
25.10
27.00
The notes say that SJ "surged to the front just after going a half mile." I'll say--that's what my eyes saw too.
This is not just a tail-wind-on-the-straight-away thing, nor is it a horse not bred to go 12 panels. Plain and simple, Elliot lost his nerve and punched it way, way early. Even Secretariat would have been staggering home after such an absurd move.
Let's see if SJ's connections learned a lesson.