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Did you see this ride??
What the hell was R. Rodriguez doing on Warwick Wonder today at Aqueduct?? He was 6 lengths clear in mid stretch and he starts continuously looking over both shoulders all the way to the wire.....Very bizarre.
Anyone else notice? |
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Looks like he had so much horse...
He just had him on hold almost the entire race, maybe he could not believe no one was coming... Did he even ever give an indication to the horse to start to run? Looks like he was standing up the whole way. That was a real beat down. |
Sounds like a Kent D impersonation.
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He doesn't look great on a horse, but at least unlike many guys impersonating jockeys out at Aqueduct right now, he goes to the lead and looks to stay inside.
On that horse today, I think he was just looking to see how far in front he was, so that he could handle the horse carefully. He's a $7K claimer, the bottom of the barrel in NY, and may well have issues. He was probably just being careful. But, I can't disagree with the original post, it certainly looked a little odd. I actually have a real respect for the guy. He works horses in the morning and I see him at the track all the time. He must really love the game. I can relate. |
There should be a thread stickied for bad rides...
Race 4 Aqueduct The wizard Alan Garcia tries to get through on the rail and decides after two checks that it's wise to go to the outside. Loses by a head at most. Unbelievable how ignorant these guys are at Aqueduct. |
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The absolutely most IRONIC ride of the YEAR has to be Ariel Smith, today, on Alpha Charmer. He gets STUCK INSIDE, so he can't do that pathetic sweeping premature move of his on the turn, comes out entering the stretch RESOUNDINGLY bumping the runner up off stride, then is weaving through the CLEAR lane as if he's drunk. |
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T will be talking about this til Saratoga! but now he's in his real element today.....NASCAR :rolleyes: |
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Oops. Wrong forum. :D |
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P.S No more posts about NASCAR from me on this thread. Someone will have my head if I keep it up. Hahaha |
Can I make one NASCAR comment on this thread? OK. Thanks.
Why the heck do they wait until 3:30 to start this race? Remember when it used to start like at Noon? Or even 1:00? Oh well, back to horsie talk. |
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P.S Carl is my 2nd fave. |
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Generally I think Jockies are overrated in this sport, they can rarely win races on their own; however they sure can lose them. I guess the best jockies make the fewest noticable mistakes. That is all you can ask for when betting a race, a jockey that allows a horse a reasonable chance to win.
One thing I will note is alot of mediocre jockies take money due to their name. I will note one example Bejarano in So Cal, for the life of me I don't see how this guy is considered one of the best jockies in So Cal and furthemore in North America, he is average at most and if bettors keep betting him just because he is a so called good jockey then all the more power to the Jockey bettors. I just don't see it with him. |
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Speaking of funny rides by Rudy, this is a doozy. Race 7 on Friday Feb 15. He was riding longshot Sneaky Deeds (#6) and got caught at the wire for third by Wildbutable (#2). When the race was first posted on Racereplays.com, they had the photo for Show posted on the site (as they do with all photos). Oddly enough it is not there anymore. The photo was of Rudy on the inside, standing up on his mount at the wire looking to his outside and watching Elliott catch him on the #2. If you watch the replay you can see Rudy standing up as they hit the wire and turned to his outside. He definitely cost the #6 show money and if I had an 8-7-6 triple I'd be bat $hit about it.
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