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Another trend worth pointing out. Earth Summit is the only horse since 1975 to win wearing headgear (blinkers, visor, cheekpiece). 137 have tried since 1975 so a 1/137 success rate isn't great. Don't know if many are running this year in any type of headgear but its worth mentioning.

Even when you consider Earth Summits win to buck that trend, that race was another one run in extreme, wet, heavy conditions and its more likely that the conditions as opposed to the headgear benefited it more that day.