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Originally Posted by bobphilo
I remember that Stevens was really pissed at Woody Stephens in the post race interview about that and for telling Day to engage Winning Colors in a speed duel with Forty Niner getting them both beat. He said something like, there is one man responsible for today and we all know who he is.
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If it would have been a speed duel that would have been understandable, but driving her out to the 5 path in the first turn was the rub.
The thing is, with the way Forty Niner ran in the Derby, you would have thought he was very live in the Preakness. You would have thought he could have beat her straight up.
Never mind the fact that neither one of them were going to beat Risen Star anyhow. That's another horse, like Afleet Alex, that had things gone right in the Derby, he very well could have been a TC winner.
That was one of the few things I know of that Stephens ever did that was unforgivable, and I'm sure Stevens to this day hasn't.