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King Glorious 06-30-2009 03:32 PM

Will You Please Ride My Horse? (Again)
 
http://www.drf.com/news/article/105087.html

Basically, the article says that Borel has given a two race committment to some other people to ride their horse. The two races they plan on running the other horse (Warrior's Reward) are the Dwyer this weekend and the Jim Dandy.....on the same day as Mine that Bird is planned on running in the WV Derby. Woolley is saying he's going to ask for a firm committment in the next day or two.

So my question is if you ride the Derby winner and think he's such a good little horse, why are you making multi-race committments to other horses that could be pointed to races on the same day or even to the same races? I think it either comes down to Borel didn't make the committment to the other trainer or if he did, he really doesn't think all that much of Mine that Bird. I wonder which it is? And even if you didn't make this committment, isn't there a chance that Rachel could run in the Travers? I don't understand why Woolley didn't committ to another rider going into the Preakness. Mine that Bird is obviously not going to be Borel's first choice in any potential conflicts.

Sightseek 06-30-2009 03:35 PM

Woolley may need to send out the Scav signal for this one.

dellinger63 06-30-2009 03:45 PM

The article answered the question

Borel rides frequently for Wilkes, the longtime protege and business associate of trainer Carl Nafzger, for whom Borel won the 2007 Derby aboard Street Sense. Wilkes trains a large stable and therefore is the source of far more overall business for Borel than Woolley, whose stable is based in New Mexico.

gales0678 06-30-2009 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by King Glorious
http://www.drf.com/news/article/105087.html

Basically, the article says that Borel has given a two race committment to some other people to ride their horse. The two races they plan on running the other horse (Warrior's Reward) are the Dwyer this weekend and the Jim Dandy.....on the same day as Mine that Bird is planned on running in the WV Derby. Woolley is saying he's going to ask for a firm committment in the next day or two.

So my question is if you ride the Derby winner and think he's such a good little horse, why are you making multi-race committments to other horses that could be pointed to races on the same day or even to the same races? I think it either comes down to Borel didn't make the committment to the other trainer or if he did, he really doesn't think all that much of Mine that Bird. I wonder which it is? And even if you didn't make this committment, isn't there a chance that Rachel could run in the Travers? I don't understand why Woolley didn't committ to another rider going into the Preakness. Mine that Bird is obviously not going to be Borel's first choice in any potential conflicts.


all of this would have been mute king if they had used the jockey from New Mexico at the derby , he would have stayed with the horse threw all 3 legs of the triple crown .....are we supposed to believe that the kid wouldn't have won on MTB in the derby , for gosh sake's he won by 7+ lengths. even if the kid got in trouble in the derby the horse would have still won in KY . does calvin borel equate to 7 or more lengths in a race anywhere at anytime ----i find that very hard to believe

Gander 06-30-2009 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by gales0678
all of this would have been mute king if they had used the jockey from New Mexico at the derby , he would have stayed with the horse threw all 3 legs of the triple crown .....are we supposed to believe that the kid wouldn't have won on MTB in the derby , for gosh sake's he won by 7+ lengths. even if the kid got in trouble in the derby the horse would have still won in KY . does calvin borel equate to 7 or more lengths in a race anywhere at anytime ----i find that very hard to believe

Gales- Any word on who Ricky is riding on Rising Moon in the Suburban?

Antitrust32 06-30-2009 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by gales0678
all of this would have been mute king if they had used the jockey from New Mexico at the derby , he would have stayed with the horse threw all 3 legs of the triple crown .....are we supposed to believe that the kid wouldn't have won on MTB in the derby , for gosh sake's he won by 7+ lengths. even if the kid got in trouble in the derby the horse would have still won in KY . does calvin borel equate to 7 or more lengths in a race anywhere at anytime ----i find that very hard to believe


:eek:

hockey2315 06-30-2009 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Antitrust32
:eek:

+1

gales0678 06-30-2009 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Gander
Gales- Any word on who Ricky is riding on Rising Moon in the Suburban?


Jackie Davis?

parsixfarms 06-30-2009 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by gales0678
all of this would have been mute king if they had used the jockey from New Mexico at the derby , he would have stayed with the horse threw all 3 legs of the triple crown .....are we supposed to believe that the kid wouldn't have won on MTB in the derby , for gosh sake's he won by 7+ lengths. even if the kid got in trouble in the derby the horse would have still won in KY . does calvin borel equate to 7 or more lengths in a race anywhere at anytime ----i find that very hard to believe

Does Calvin Borel equate to seven lengths; probably not. But you'll never convince me that Mine That Bird wins the Derby with Lambert on him. After all, it was Lambert's questionable rides (with premature middle moves) at Sunland that led to Woolley looking for another rider.

Travis Stone 06-30-2009 04:08 PM

It must be a dark day.

gales0678 06-30-2009 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Antitrust32
:eek:


come on what does that mean? do you really believe these small jocks are 7 lengths worse than a jock at Belmont or CD, i mean come on , you know i'm right on this one

if you believe waht chip said after the race , we wanted to let him make 1 big run , we were too close in the sunland , why couldn't the kid from New Mexico not take the horse back and rate , and even if he moved a little later than Borel , he would have won that day with Cajungator on him , as long as the jock didn't fall off that day MTB was a winner , he loved thar peanut butter surface they ran on , the others obviously didn't

Gander 06-30-2009 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by gales0678
Jackie Davis?

I am being serious. Ask him. I dont think any of us liked the way he was ridden the day before Belmont Stakes Day. Look for a new jock to be aboard, but who?

gales0678 06-30-2009 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by parsixfarms
Does Calvin Borel equate to seven lengths; probably not. But you'll never convince me that Mine That Bird wins the Derby with Lambert on him. After all, it was Lambert's questionable rides (with premature middle moves) at Sunland that led to Woolley looking for another rider.


yeah , but , chip didn't blame the kid for either of the rides in sunland. he figured something out in-between the sunland and the derby ..... why couldn't the kid from New Mexico do exactly waht calvin did , why couldn't he take back on derby day if that's what the trainer wanted

gales0678 06-30-2009 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Gander
I am being serious. Ask him. I dont think any of us liked the way he was ridden the day before Belmont Stakes Day. Look for a new jock to be aboard, but who?


tim - it's the horse , stop playing jockeys

Sightseek 06-30-2009 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by gales0678
yeah , but , chip didn't blame the kid for either of the rides in sunland. he figured something out in-between the sunland and the derby ..... why couldn't the kid from New Mexico do exactly waht calvin did , why couldn't he take back on derby day if that's what the trainer wanted

Doubtful that he would have sent Mine That Bird through the hole that Calvin did.

NTamm1215 06-30-2009 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by gales0678
yeah , but , chip didn't blame the kid for either of the rides in sunland. he figured something out in-between the sunland and the derby ..... why couldn't the kid from New Mexico do exactly waht calvin did , why couldn't he take back on derby day if that's what the trainer wanted

FYI, Casey Lambert has been riding for over 20 years. He's hardly a "kid."

NT

The Indomitable DrugS 06-30-2009 04:16 PM

Gales kind of reminds me of Freddy at about age 16

gales0678 06-30-2009 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Sightseek
Doubtful that he would have sent Mine That Bird through the hole that Calvin did.

i can't disagree with that, but are you 100% certain that if the kid did everything that borel did up to the point in the race when the hole on the rail opened after the final turn and the kid went to the outside instead, explain to me how he couldn't have swung outside of MM and still not won by at least 2 or 3 lengths. Are we to believe that by hitting that hole and going up the rail borel moved that horse up 7 lengths???

gales0678 06-30-2009 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by NTamm1215
FYI, Casey Lambert has been riding for over 20 years. He's hardly a "kid."

NT


i only called him the kid from New Mexico because i didn't remember his name , but i will refer to him as casey going forward

gales0678 06-30-2009 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS
Gales kind of reminds me of Freddy at about age 16


laugh all you want drugs , that horse was not going to lose as long as he had a patient ride in the back , he could have gone 20 wide on the far turn and won that day , they were all going backwards except for 1 horse MTB - he loved the Peanut Butter surface


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