Originally <a href='https://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/showthread.php?p=30839217'>posted</a> on 04/10/2022:
Not at all. The horse was running all out. The rider was riding all out. He showed the horse the stick vigorously twice and did everything but hit him.
That tells me the horse sulks from being hit which slows it's momentum and he was probably under instructions to show the whip but not hit the horse.
He was doing everything he could to win short of hitting the horse.
Like I said, some horses are like that. I had more than a few that you just could not hit.
By the way, the winner gutted it out. No quit in that one either.
Solid effort from both riders and horses.
Hope that helps.
Not at all. The horse was running all out. The rider was riding all out. He showed the horse the stick vigorously twice and did everything but hit him.
That tells me the horse sulks from being hit which slows it's momentum and he was probably under instructions to show the whip but not hit the horse.
He was doing everything he could to win short of hitting the horse.
Like I said, some horses are like that. I had more than a few that you just could not hit.
By the way, the winner gutted it out. No quit in that one either.
Solid effort from both riders and horses.
Hope that helps.