jbelfior Wrote:
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> He out kicked 3 horses that were 5-10 lengths
> better than him. Not one, but 3.
>
> Checks midstretch behind a tiring Messier, then
> rebreaks.
>
> If they do find something what would be the better
> option for CD....go public with it and blow up the
> Kentucky Derby result (again!!!) or sweep it under
> the hay?
>
>
> Good Luck,
> Joe B.
He didn't outkick anyone. He plodded past stopping horses. His "rebreaks" were him picking up his feet a little bit after being stopped a couple times due to traffic.
Rich Strike went out in :49 and came home in :50. The horses he passed went out in :45-:47 and were stone dead in the stretch coming home in :53-:56. Epicenter came home in around 52 2/5th. Rich Strike ran nearly the exact same pace all the way around the track.
IMO, Joel moved way too soon and if he would have waited an 1/8th before making his move, Epicenter wins by a couple lengths.
