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catchnrelease

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18. One of the things I hate about the Derby

Reply to rampartd (Reply #4)

Sun May 3, 2026, 09:58 PM

4 hrs ago

There are always so many entries that when that gate opens it's just chaos. Bumping, cutting each other off, etc. Even Golden Tempo looked like he barely missed getting caught in some traffic just out of the gate, and maybe a little hesitation as he tried to avoid it?

I read that Great White's freak out was due to confusion going on as they were loading. I haven't seen if there is video of that so don't know if it's accurate.

At least in the next two races there will be a lot fewer entries so hopefully less chaos than yesterday's land rush!

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