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Originally Posted by eajinabi
What significant race has he won this year? Just look at AQU standings and note the competition he is pounding. I really wish he would come to So Cal and go head to head with Rosario, Gomez, Bejarano, PVal, Gulfstream with Johnny V and Castellano, Leparoux, and Keeneland with the same and take his talents on the road but he is in a comfort zone and enjoys the money he is earning on claiming races. When I think of great jockeys , I think of Chris McCarron, Jerry Bailey, Pat Day, Laffit Pincay and Ramon does not come near that level of greatness. Please continue to exagerate...
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Once again you manage to top yourself. I suppose he hasn't gone head to head with the toughest colonies in the U.S. when he rides at Belmont and Saratoga. I suppose that his 3rd in the Saratoga standings against the toughest riding colony in the country last year and winning the Saratoga title in 2009 doesn't demonstrate that he can handle himself in any riding colony. I assure you he doesn't get the mounts to place that way in Saratoga because he is a bad rider.
I don't have the time right now to look up what signifacant races he has won this year, but I assure you he will win plenty of Grade I's before the year is out. If you were paying any attention he has run in plenty of big stakes and held his own at Gulfstream this winter. He should be commended for not uprooting his family and riding through the sh.tty winter we have had here in New York so he can be with his family.
You really need to get over your California is the best racing in the country B.S. There is great racing all over the country, I enjoy racing in New York, California, Kentucy, Florida, Arkansas, Louisiana and plenty of other places throughout the year. You may want to watch Dominguez ride a little bit, you just might see that he is a terrific rider. Oh, and Aqueduct is not only a great track IMO to take in some racing, the betting over the winter is terrific, it has its chalky days as any track does, but you can profit damn well as many live longshots can be had.