OPINIONS: Best jock in 10-15 years?
 

The nominations in no particular order:

Joe Talamo
Rafael Bejerano
Julien Leparoux
Fernando Jara
Alan Garcia
Eddie Castro (my choice on turf)
Elvis Trujillo

anyone I'm forgetting?

I'll take the field

RB, but of course, Im biased...Eriluis Vaz as my dark horse.

Me too, but if I had to pick from that group.. I wouldn't. Man do I hope that's not what the top of the jockey standings looks like in the future.

Fernando De La Cruz, hot bug at Indiana Downs. But the field could include a new "Talamo" in the 10-15 year time frame.

Joe Talamo I hope, but I am obviously very biased.
I think he is going to get apprentice of the year.

Alonso Quinonez or Miguel Mena.

Fernando Jara??

surely you jest.

If I had to take one on that list, I'd take Raffy (Talamo's right behind him).

Yeah....like Lezcano:D

I'm with Chuck, it will be someone from the field....unless Dettori is still around.:D

Earlie Fires

10-15 years...should make him about 92 years old then.

good point

He's ageless.

Things change fast
4 years ago...
Talamo was in the 6th grade
Bejerano couldn't get a mount at Turfway
Leparoux was an exercise rider
Jara was lost in space
Alan Garcia was working at McDonalds
Eddie Castro was just getting started at Calder
Elvis was basically dead a year a ago

Ramon Dominguez.

(That should get BTW going.)

still is

Too damn funny...

Chin Yang

don't know his name but i'm sure he's currently 10 years old living somewhere in central or south america.

he came back? who knew

I am probaly biased but my $$$$$ would be on J.Lep and R. Bej. I think they are as good as any right now. I think they prove it when there on the big stage.
IMO, Jara is done, his main man (KMc) don't even call on him that much anymore. Invasor retiring is going to take him way off center stage.

Edgar Prado?

You have to go with the field.

Eric

omg, DrugS is back from the dead!


Welcome!

How about Gomez?

Thanks.

I never got around to reading my will though.

I guess I'll just have to save that for the next time I die.

He's 35 and I'd take most of the jocks on my list over him right now. . . SO overrated

Derek Bell. By then Tampa Bay will finally clear him of wrong-doing... still without ever really telling him or anyone else what the wrong-doing was.

I can roll will Deshawn Parker finally having the guts to leave his nookie-blanky and leave Mountaineer.

From the list it's gotta be Talamo.

Is Talamo done growing? He's pretty tall now -- not sure how tall though.

Eric

Garret is 35? wow I thought he was 22 or something.. I was way off!!

"GRADY" aka MICKEY ROONEY FROM TWILIGHT ZONE?????

Isn't he too tall? "I wanna be big!!!" LOL.

Eric

M C Baze - Hands DOWN!!!!!!!!!

35 posts and no mention of either Eibar Coa or John Velasquez. Interesting.

I think the reference is to a YOUNG jockey. An "up-and coming jockey".

Question: "Who will be the best jockey in the country in 10-15 years"

Some little immigrant...:rolleyes:

Daniel Centeno could be a major player by then (hopefully he'll be at major tracks instead of Tampa and Monmouth by then). And what about Jeremy Rose? JV Bridgemohan? Fogelsonger?

BTW, must be on vacation recharging the batteries before Toga opens.