[DC 86]

BC, Larry Colmas usually gives a shout out to all the horses. He Called Rich Strike on the backstretch right around the blazing half mile.

Yes he did, but only as a side note. Didn't say the ". . . .and here comes Rich Strike" or similar until he had taken the lead. It was as if he materialized out of nowhere. . . .

The call could have been much better. He was focused entirely on Epicenter and Zandon, in the final stretch he even mentioned Simplification (who had no chance at that point) but not Rich Strike who was charging along the rail and gaining ground fast. Colmas literally shouted "Rich Strike is coming up on the inside" only after he had taken the lead and was more than a head in front. He was quick to identify him at that point but he missed the build up. Tough job I know.

[DC 86]

BC, Larry Colmas usually gives a shout out to all the horses. He Called Rich Strike on the backstretch right around the blazing half mile.

Yes he did, but only as a side note. Didn't say the ". . . .and here comes Rich Strike" or similar until he had taken the lead. It was as if he materialized out of nowhere. . . .

The call could have been much better. He was focused entirely on Epicenter and Zandon, in the final stretch he even mentioned Simplification (who had no chance at that point) but not Rich Strike who was charging along the rail and gaining ground fast. Colmas literally shouted "Rich Strike is coming up on the inside" only after he had taken the lead and was more than a head in front. He was quick to identify him at that point but he missed the build up. Tough job I know.