They were in the wrong position. Everything was all wrong. Congaree managed to hang around, but not long enough. As they crossed the finish line, he was nosed out for second and finished third. Point Given was fifth.
Nobody is bigger than the game.
You win it, and you're a genius for a while. Then, all of a sudden, you're swatted back down. That's what I love about it. Yesterday at Pimlico, having rethought his strategy for the Preakness, Baffert did indeed sound humble, like a man a man still licking his wounds. We've decided to just put it all behind us.