Kent D. Sunday Race #2 Peppermint Kitty Los Al

[chenoa]

The show jumpers never learn with this guy. :lol:

What a feeble ATTEMPTED ride from start to finish.

As per usual, the stewards see nothing wrong with that and the racing goes on.

Only wish I was on line at the time to bet against him. :(

[EMD4ME]

I wasn't thinking this is bad till the last 10 strides, ESPECIALLY the last 3.

Can you image putting all your $ to show on that?

[rsetup]

I suppose the popular opinion is: since the horse was the huge favorite, Kent is obligated to beat the shit out if her to last for show. Rode her well in my opinion; the headon view is more telling than the pan. She probably lost it more by breaking in at the start than because she wasn't sticked more late. She just didn't have enough when it counted.

[EMD4ME]

I suppose the popular opinion is: since the horse was the huge favorite, Kent is obligated to beat the shit out if her to last for show. Rode her well in my opinion; the headon view is more telling than the pan. She probably lost it more by breaking in at the start than because she wasn't sticked more late. She just didn't have enough when it counted.

Not going to disagree but you have to ride till the wire. He just eased in the last 3 strides.

She was tired and went back to the wrong lead 70 yards out, I get that but he is just notorious for blowing minor spots with lack of effort late.

[chenoa]

Not going to disagree but you have to ride till the wire. He just eased in the last 3 strides.

She was tired and went back to the wrong lead 70 yards out, I get that but he is just notorious for blowing minor spots with lack of effort late.

Can't agree with you more. The not riding out till the wire is the major problem. Seems to happen far far too often on the SoCal circuit.

[bobphilo]

I suppose the popular opinion is: since the horse was the huge favorite, Kent is obligated to beat the shit out if her to last for show. Rode her well in my opinion; the headon view is more telling than the pan. She probably lost it more by breaking in at the start than because she wasn't sticked more late. She just didn't have enough when it counted.
Kent takes care of his horses when they are tiring badly and may be in distress. Not a bad thing.
Ron Turcotte tells about a time when a horse he was riding begin to tire. He got into him pretty good with the whip and it picked it up briefly. A few strides later the poor horse dropped dead of a heart attack.
Compassion should trump greed.

[chenoa]

Pretty much sums it up!!!

[v j stauffer]

Kent takes care of his horses when they are tiring badly and may be in distress. Not a bad thing.
Ron Turcotte tells about a time when a horse he was riding begin to tire. He got into him pretty good with the whip and it picked it up briefly. A few strides later the poor horse dropped dead of a heart attack.
Compassion should trump greed.

Riding hard all the way through the wire did not cause that horse to die of a heart attack.