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Originally Posted by v j stauffer
Correct.
Watch his ears! Race horses are pack animals. Often times no matter how good when they become clear they think the game is over and say let's wait for my friends. He slowed down so noticeably that Santana actually looked off balance for a few strides.
Steve trains his horses in close company to try to avoid just such an occurrence. But sometimes there's nothing you can do. When a 1000 lb animal decides he's going to slow down there's NOTHING the jock can do about it.
Saying Ricardo did something wrong and or nefarious is complete nonsense.
Winning horse races is hard. One way to win. About a million ways to lose.
 to anybody who had him singled.
Feel for ya. |
Thanks for those thrilling first two paragraphs.
Nobody said Santana did anything nefarious.
What he did do is think he had the race won,and eased up on SS.....and it cost him the race.
SS was following along with Santana's commands......and Santana eased up on his ride.......then.....Silver State eased himself up off the cue.
To make it crystal clear......Silver State pulled himself up after Santana's overconfident decision......not before.
BTW:
Real nice of Santana to place the blame on Silver State......after all,the horse can't defend himself.
But don't take my word for it by any means.
When asked about the finish of the race today by Steve Byk on his show.....Asmussen started laughing nervously......and one of his quotes was "Ricky being overconfident."
