now....A match race between Smarty Jones and Birdstone
this race had all the rememberance of a Tyson fight when it seemed all if not just apparent that it seemed the fix was in ... right near the end and the horse (SJ) just stopped, nearly!
Birdstone wins and NBC spends the next 10 minutes interviewing Smarty Jones' jockey, trainer, etc. The TV media are morons.
No more match races, ever! Remember the name "Ruffian", that's what I immediately think about whenever someone mentions a match race.