I've watched the replay numerous times now & one thing that I noticed is that before the 1st turn, both Rispoli & Alvarado had their horses saving ground on the inside. Pretty masterful move by Junior to get himself on the inside early and even more remarkable, he was by himself with gaps in front & behind so that no horse could cause him any problems in the early going. Both riders did a great job moving off the inside when they asked their horses for run. Two world class riders on world class horses. People tend to underrate Junior but think of this: He's Bill Mott's go to rider when just about every big name jockey would gladly like to be be in that position.