Didn't bet this race myself but just comments... Mind Control is no slouch and was IMO waiting on competition to arrive when he was taking control at the top of the stretch. Can't argue with success but I'd definitely think about trying blinkers on this horse at some point.
Silver State, I actually liked this trip/ride, aside from the 47 being a little adverse to the style he wasn't a mile back or anything and IMO it was one of those rare cases where the break actually helped matters in saving ground around the first turn, it was a very clean inside out trip and perfectly timed, a real shame about the lugging in though.
Hard to knock the rider, this is just doing all you can do to not cause interference really. This is not an easy situation to handle. As for Steve, giving 4 lbs and getting beat was a shame but he had that in his favor when he won with Yaupon and we all know he was measured by Firenze when it all went down.
You know what they say, the lord giveth and the lord taketh away.