re: Derby Draw

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Sierra knocked his back end out from under him

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Definitely Sierra Leone almost knocked Forever Young to the ground. Those two would have easily finished 1st and 2nd if they wouldn't have been pounding against each other down the stretch. Hard to say which one would have won without all of that contact. You could see the Japanese rider losing ability to strike Forever Young with his riding whip to better control his horse.

In the pre race footage of Sierra Leone, that horse always crashes down inside after the last turn. They even said riders can't really control that very well when their horse is determined to lean into one direction.