Chop Chop moves tack to SoCal
 

http://racing.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=34721

Last gasp for Chop Chop? I think so.

I'm not sure he could crack the top five at Yakima.

Nakatani wants to be the leading westcoast rider.I think he would sell his soul to get it. It's all about being on top with wins and getting the best horses. He changes agents every year and who knows how many bridges he's burned. All Cory has to do to get all the winners he can handle, is display a friendly presonallity. He's too competitive in everything he does.

Juan Ocha lost his bug today and I think he might stick around. He works real hard in the morning and is a good rider. I like his agent too.

Chop is completely finished. Got old fast.

Chop Chop was winning everything under the sun
and now that he hasn't been winning
some people wan to hand him an anchor

Pincay went through a dry spell too
he came back and was doing well until Frenchy Farina took him out

I will always root for Jon Court
won't always bet him but I'm a fan
he can't owe me any money
the guy brought home some of my biggest hts

Chavez won my Monarchos/ Invisible Ink exacta

I have nothing but kind thoughts for him

now Tyler Baze can go suck eggs
pulled a Kent D
quit riding when he couldn't win
stood up before the wire and cost me thousands

never forgive him for that

He should move his tack to Kentucky. He would dominate. I wonder what happened to the guy.

I wish him well, he has always tried very hard.

I'm pretty sure he could do well at Yakima. Thats a very low blow to a guy who has given so much excitement to NY horse racing. Bad form. Good luck Choppy.

I heard about the fight. I heard that Nakatani definitely got the best of Arroyo.

I don't care how tuff you are , the old beer bottle bash will get you every time.

It's a good move for Chop Chop.. many of the big names on the west coast have either moved east(Gomez), taken a leave (PVal), or retired.. There's an opportunity there for a guy like Choppy.

Are you kidding me? Have you actually watched this guy ride? " Given so much excitement to NY horse racing "?????? He has given a plentitude of horrific rides. Sorry if I don't consider that exciting.

I must be the odd man out as I just don't get all the misplaced loyalty to riders....especially poor ones. You like Chavez.....good for you. I think he is flat out horrendous and his every leg up is a disservice to the betting public.

I haven't watched the guy ride a whole lot but from the little I saw, he doesn't look like a good rider at all. It is truly amazing that he did so well back there for a while. There is no way that guy could compete out here in California, yet he was the leading rider back there. The California jockey colony has always been much better than New York. It is finally starting to change. Now the two colonies are pretty comparable. I'd probably give the NY colony the edge right now especially with P Val on the sidelines.

At one time, we had an absolutely incredible jockey colony out here. Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, we had Stevens, Pincay, McCarron, Delahoussaye, Valenzuela, etc. That was a great jockey colony.

comparable? It isnt even close. Second rate NY riders like Gryder and Arroyo are front and center in So cal.

In So cal right now, its bug jockeys and bazes.

Gryder and Arroyo are not front and center. Neither of them are even in the top 10 in the standings out Del Mar.

Desormeaux, on the other hand, who couldn't get arested in Southern California, is right up there in the top 5 at Saratoga.

You need to get your facts straight.

Gryder and Arroyo, front and center, LOL! That'll be the day. LOL!
If some people think Chavez is bad, watch these 2 guys.

As far as Kent D goes, I saw him minutes after he stiffed that Yankee horse on Sat, signing autographs playing kissy kissy with his little band of groupies. Could have cared less that he cost so many people so much money. Something stunk really bad in that race.