Re: 6 Minutes prior to post in the Preakness... (835 Views)
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jmetro (IP Logged)
Date: May 22, 2006 10:13PM
Barbaro, being the Derby winner, was naturally going to be the focus of attention in the Preakness and therefore more scrutiny. Had he been the clear cut favorite in the Derby perhaps more camera time would have been devoted to him at that time as well, and some of this quirkyness, for lack of a better word, would have been exposed.
Do we have the warm-up tapes on him prior to the Holy Bull, Florida Derby or even the KY Derby? He's a horse who had an unusual running action, maybe he always required additional warm-up because of that.
I was a simulcast site Saturday so I wasn't privy to Stevens or Baileys comments, the one shot I did see he had his next bowed and looked like he was sitting on another big race. My buddy, who was at the Derby, even commented that he looked the same in the Preakness post parade as he did in the Derby.