Hall of Fame jockey Smith put the disastrous start in perspective after the race. Superb tactician that he is, Smith maintained his otherworldly cool and threaded Arrogate precisely through the field over the next two minutes. We can honestly describe him as positively ebullient, a rare emotional condition for the man renowned for his laconic control. When I was watching it I thought ‘I hope Mike takes care of him.’ Maybe I shouldn’t have come here. In Smith's tactical wisdom-in-the-nanosecond, weaving and working deliberately thorugh the huge pack in front of him and his horse, lay this win.

Source: Forbes March 25, 2017 19:14 UTC