horsemen..go to the replay and tell me...

[Jctoronto]

GO TO THE REPLAY
Northfield race 3 wed night...#4 antique master K and Dan Kennedy goes to lead about  enter far turn first time.    Breaks horse...and just before he breaks Kennedy lifts his hands/reins and then  breaks.

There are many ways to make a horse break...is this most obvious way to break a pacer or are there many different ways...say, a wellplaced whip.

Please enlighten me and others so the err in mr kennedy's ways, and my thankfully small wager, can be salved.
Is this how its done?

[seriously]

The horse jump the light tower shadow

[Powerful Patricks Ghost]

Why would any sane person bet on Dan Kennedy?

[WildWizard]

I chalk it up to just plain terrible driving lol. Not sure if this horse has a history of breaking, that little jolt of the hand may have loosened the line enough to drop the bit out of his mouth or may have just spooked him.

[Brutus Buckeye]

Plop happens

[WildWizard]

The horse jump the light tower shadow

Watched it again you're right.  Funny he went over at least 3 before that and didn't bother him. Video was a little grainy but looks like he is wearing a small shadow roll too likely needs a bigger one.

[Duke]

Could be lots of things. We can't hear so my guess is he lost a shoe or hit himself trying to dodge shadows.