Did Tiz the Law ever really beat a top 3 year old of any stripe?
When he raced in the Kentucky Derby, he had almost 1 1-4 miles, with dead aim even and not a straw in his path, to hook and pass Authentic, but he couldn't. He tried, yes, but couldn't.
Still, all the experts claimed he lost because didn't like the track.
In the BC Classic, he was in the hunt early but he never threatened nor really ran a lick. The same experts claimed he just hated the inside this time. And they blamed the jockey, of course.
The horse's poor effort did not stop TTL's shameful owner and trainer to first knock the ride and then to publicly fire Manny Franco. Add to that they gave the mount to John Velasquez MONTHS before TTL's next race!
Too much energy has been wasted making excuses for both this horse and for their undeserving connections.
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