1. And, this could not be scripted, the sun broke through the clouds just as the MassCap horses started the post parade. 2. Before the Fountain of Youth Stakes in Florida, he acted up in the paddock and the post parade, then he got bumped around on the first turn. 3. Add the possibility that the rambunctious Fusaichi Pegasus will spend his energy in the post parade and you have the very picture of a vulnerable favorite. 4. But once the horses are on the track, once the post parade is done, then the nervousness floats away, said Stevens. 5. Frank Brothers, trainer of Derby favorite Pulpit, planned to ask the stewards for permission to skip the post parade if the colt becomes anxious before the race. 6. Gleaming in the sun, the bay colt pranced to loud applause in the post parade. 7. He has a placid demeanor around the barn and in the post parade, but when the gate opens he is all business. 8. He was injured Monday at Hollywood Park when a horse threw his head in the post parade, hitting Gonzalez in the face.... 9. He was also excused from the post parade. 10. His jockey, Mike Smith, was forced to dismount, then chased the horse up the track during the post parade to remount. |
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