Re: Turf (474 Views)
Posted by:
BitPlayer (IP Logged)
Date: October 31, 2004 11:09PM
Chuckles -
Welcome back. People have been asking for you.
I disagree with your position on the Turf. I had no betting interest in the race, but I thought Dominguez gave a clinic on aggressive race riding (of a kind Bailey and Prado display and get away with on a regular basis).
He took BTN down to the rail to keep KJ pinned down there, and beat him to the spot. If Dominguez rather than Albarado had been on Stellar Jayne in the Distaff, Storm Flag Flying would never have gotten off the rail to split horses, and Silver Charm would have cashed his exacta.
The interference with Magistretti is a closer question, but in the big games you've got to let them play a little. Magistretti was not going anywhere, and (according to Prado) both KJ and BTN were responsible for shutting him off.