Did Stu Blow It? (1059 Views)
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FORTKNOX (IP Logged)
Date: June 05, 2004 11:51PM
According to the fractions I read from my on-line betting service, SJ rated kindly with the leaders at just 24 secs each for his first two quaters, then quite unecessarily ACCELERATED into the 23s each for his next two quarters, only to collapse in the last half, especially the last quarter.
In short, given that SJ has proven his ability to rate in general and did so for the first half of this race, the only conclusion I can see is that the jockey just lost his nerve and moved with a mile to go!
Five million down the drain. There is a reason that the experienced, big-money trainers choose experienced, big-money jocks. (Likewise, there is a reason I keep my bets small--I'm an inexperienced, small-money handicapper).