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Originally Posted by NTamm1215
Matt Carothers of TVG went on and on about what a great rider Stewart Elliott is after the Broadway last Sunday. He talked about what a great gate rider Stewie is- WRONG, then he talked about how tough he is to get by in the stretch- WRONG.
Take Asmussen away from Stewie and he wins at 10% maybe.
NT
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The whole mindset of TV handicappers going on and on about riders is nothing more than a substitution for lack of work and handicapping accumen. If you truly handicap the races, and have a general understanding of them, you don't even have time for filler on riders....much less any interest in discussing them.
As for crediting riders, when the absolute credit belongs with the horse 95% of the time, and any real human credit probably belongs to the training staff, I just won't ever get it. I guess it's all part of generally leading people in the wrong direction.