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Originally Posted by westernmassbob
Fully agree. How anyone could buy into that it was intentional so early on in the race is mysterious. For whatever reason he floated right to the rail as any other jockey would have but never looked over his shoulder to see if another horse could be there. Yes he was in front of that horse when he crossed into it’s path but why he never looked over before crossing is odd. Another thing I find odd is his buddy little Andy has not brandished an opinion on the matter.
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yea I don't think it was intentional.
I also don't know enough say anything like that. Is it possible that when Irad goes forward and off the rail, that he believes he 'owns' the rail as well? I suppose. Looked more like a 'blindspot' thing.
Not sure if we've said the fallen jock's name many times, but I'd have to look back through to remember who he was. Not as if it was some 'beef' over previous duels...
anyway, you may find this interesting - pretty good recap (including Serling's) of the stakes and does address Irad etc;
one of the parts about 25:40 or so
