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Originally Posted by PaceAdvantage
Here's the bottom line on Arrogate today.
Almost every single one of us who were watching the DWC live, shortly after the start, said to ourselves, oh well, it was nice while it lasted, but it's going to take a miracle to win this race with the trip he's getting...breaking dead last and going wide wide wide...come on...admit it...you thought there was no way in hell he was going to win that race...let alone win with ease.
This horse became a legend in Dubai...and that's that.
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I have a slightly different take.
That's the point I was trying to make in an earlier post.
When I saw him get away like that, my first thought was "oh crap". But my second thought was "at least horses are winning from way back there today and Smith is not panicking and rushing him up into contention. It's not hopeless".
IMHO, people's initial reactions wers based what they see "in general", but both the track and ride were perfect for trying to overcome that start. Horses were closing, horses were making wide winning moves, and Smith was patient.
It was tough, especially when you consider the top few did not collapse, but imo it wasn't a killer trip.
