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Originally Posted by ReplayRandall
On a side note, it's rather ironic that 8 years later Bailey's questionable ride on Eddington to induce Stewart Elliott to move prematurely aboard Smarty Jones, cost racing fans another chance to witness history in the Belmont Stakes.....Two chances at history, Bailey involved on both sides of the coin.
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You know, I've watched the 2004 Belmont all sorts of times, and I've also looked at Birdstone's post-Belmont record.
I don't for the life of me understand why anyone thinks that Smarty Jones was the best horse in that race. He was given every chance to win, and got beat by a clearly better horse.
Smarty Jones had the same career as many theretofore undefeated horses-- he stayed unbeaten until he ran into a better horse. Stop blaming Elliott.
