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Old 08-21-2012, 03:21 PM
Merlinsky Merlinsky is offline
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Originally Posted by Calzone Lord View Post
I don't know -- it's hard to say without doing a thorough statistical study.

But those high profile horses make him seem like a human anchor of some kind.

I'm sure a lot of it is just bad luck -- but I was never a fan of Leparoux and never understood why he was quickly made and anointed as a great jockey.
The French accent? Maybe they think it sounds fancy.

Who were his first big rides when he got here? I feel like he made a splash with something and just sort of took off. Can't remember who the first horse or horses was/were.
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