Desormeaux Preakness ride

I read here a ton but never post.
I really need some opinions on this.... This has been driving me crazy for the past couple of months and I have to let it out. If you laugh at me fine, but tell me what you think.


I have watched the Barbaro clip about 300 times from all sorts of different angles. The first 15 seconds of the race. And I can't swallow the fact of what happened to Barbaro.

I know it was accidental, however Desormeaux had it in his mind from the second the gate opened that he was gonna cut Edgar in.
A) He looks in 3 times before he makes his move. Did he really need the inside at that point? Not at all. Why did he not worry or even look over at Bernardini once to see if he was being challanged by the outside?? Not once did he even glimpse to his right! Why because he knew it was to early for him to move in. He was gonna make damn sure that Edgar would not get position.
I can understand if the turn was coming up but that early in the race with so much action in the middle. He could have cleared SNS for another 25yrds before making that move. He had tons of daylight and he did it on purpose. I am convinced.

I know fluke accidents happen, but I am convinced this could have been avoided. He did not want to cause harm but what he did was not called for at that point in a race and it was so clear watching it.


It's off my chest, I have let it out. Call me crazy, but this was eating at me. Every time I read, hear or see Barbaro's name pop up somewhere, I get this sick feeling creep up.

thanks DT.com.