Re: A Tale of Two Preaknesses (834 Views)
Posted by:
T Severini (IP Logged)
Date: May 24, 2018 02:30PM
Thanx Pete,
Hadn't seen that angle, and from it does look like Justify is "going on" with the best energy. Other angles indicate a bit differently.
Would point out the "outrider pony" was waiting for the winner to take them to the Trophy Circle and Smith let Justify gallop on to the pony, while the other horses were definitely in full pull up mode right after the wire, likely wanting to get off that surface as soon as possible. The Awesome Again, was also pulling up and out which magnified the optics.
The track turn came quickly up as well and Justify covered less ground while the others were pulling up.
For some, energy after the wire can be a variable. There's a couple Derby horses pointing for the Belmont in that regard. Agree with other posters though that "Rebreaks" do not occur after the wire, especially when one can tell horses are shutting down.