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Originally Posted by LoneF
Bolt already had his ticket punched to the derby and didn’t even try to engage Justify in the SA Derby. He was happy just using the race as a paid workout.
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I would have thought this, too. As a matter of fact, I did.
But apparently, nobody told Castellano that, as he was seriously over-whipping Bolt in the stretch.
An experienced horse like Bolt only need have the whip showed to him, or a light tap or 2 on the shoulder. Bolt
wasn't going to beat Justify that day in the stretch, so I'm still quite unclear as to why Castellano wailing away on him like that.
Unless he
knew he was getting off the horse for the Derby, and was purposely "using him up"?