Elvis and The Riot off to Toga...

[-BT-]

"LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Jockey Jamie Theriot is riding his recent hot streak at Churchill Downs all the way to Saratoga.

Theriot, who at one point during the current Churchill meet won with 9 of 10 mounts, including 6 in a row, "wants to give Saratoga a try," said agent Fred Aime. "We feel like we've built quite a bit of momentum and business, and this looks like a good time for Jamie to go up there and see what he can do."

Theriot won with his final mount on June 15, a Sunday, then won the first two races when racing resumed on June 18. After one losing mount, he won with his next four rides, marking just the 11th time in Churchill history a jockey has won as many as six races on a card. He then won with his first two mounts on June 19, giving him six in a row over a two-day period.

Three other Churchill jockeys will ride regularly at Saratoga, where the 36-meet runs July 23 through Sept. 1 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Those riders are Robby Albarado, Julien Leparoux, and Shaun Bridgmohan.

Theriot, 29, was a top rider at tracks in Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas before moving his tack to Kentucky in April 2007. He had his first mount in a Triple Crown race when he rode Kentucky Bear to a sixth-place finish in the Preakness last month.

Trujillo hits the road

Elvis Trujillo came late and left early. Trujillo began his Churchill meet in an auspicious manner on May 17, winning with all three of his mounts, but left far more quietly, having compiled a record of 10 wins from 77 mounts.

Since June 13, Trujillo had ridden just twice at Churchill, getting one mount each on June 18 and 19. His last win at Churchill came June 5.

Otherwise, Trujillo has been all over the map lately. He rode June 14 at Calder; on June 15 at Woodbine; last Saturday at Colonial Downs; last Sunday at Woodbine; and Wednesday at Suffolk Downs. He will ride at Monmouth Park in New Jersey until about July 17, said his agent, Cliff Collier, after which he will move north to ride the full meet at Saratoga."

i can understand the riot heading to saratoga with all this momentum he has, but elvis? I haven't watched a lick of the Churchill meet but after reading this article it doesn't look like he's exactly lighting it up out there. Maybe he might wanna think about regrouping down at Calder for the rest of the summer?

-bt-

[jcs11204]

Originally Posted by -BT-

"LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Jockey Jamie Theriot is riding his recent hot streak at Churchill Downs all the way to Saratoga.

Theriot, who at one point during the current Churchill meet won with 9 of 10 mounts, including 6 in a row, "wants to give Saratoga a try," said agent Fred Aime. "We feel like we've built quite a bit of momentum and business, and this looks like a good time for Jamie to go up there and see what he can do."

Theriot won with his final mount on June 15, a Sunday, then won the first two races when racing resumed on June 18. After one losing mount, he won with his next four rides, marking just the 11th time in Churchill history a jockey has won as many as six races on a card. He then won with his first two mounts on June 19, giving him six in a row over a two-day period.

Three other Churchill jockeys will ride regularly at Saratoga, where the 36-meet runs July 23 through Sept. 1 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Those riders are Robby Albarado, Julien Leparoux, and Shaun Bridgmohan.

Theriot, 29, was a top rider at tracks in Louisiana, Texas, and Arkansas before moving his tack to Kentucky in April 2007. He had his first mount in a Triple Crown race when he rode Kentucky Bear to a sixth-place finish in the Preakness last month.

Trujillo hits the road

Elvis Trujillo came late and left early. Trujillo began his Churchill meet in an auspicious manner on May 17, winning with all three of his mounts, but left far more quietly, having compiled a record of 10 wins from 77 mounts.

Since June 13, Trujillo had ridden just twice at Churchill, getting one mount each on June 18 and 19. His last win at Churchill came June 5.

Otherwise, Trujillo has been all over the map lately. He rode June 14 at Calder; on June 15 at Woodbine; last Saturday at Colonial Downs; last Sunday at Woodbine; and Wednesday at Suffolk Downs. He will ride at Monmouth Park in New Jersey until about July 17, said his agent, Cliff Collier, after which he will move north to ride the full meet at Saratoga."

i can understand the riot heading to saratoga with all this momentum he has, but elvis? I haven't watched a lick of the Churchill meet but after reading this article it doesn't look like he's exactly lighting it up out there. Maybe he might wanna think about regrouping down at Calder for the rest of the summer?

-bt-

i could be wrong, but i doubt Elvis Trujillo will have much success at the spa

[turf fan]

Elvis won the Grade 1 Ballerina last year with Maryfield the day after the Travers.

[jcs11204]

Originally Posted by turf fan

Elvis won the Grade 1 Ballerina last year with Maryfield the day after the Travers.

i know this.
shipping in for 1 race, and riding at saratoga on a daily basis is a huge difference.

[blackthroatedwind]

I would like to suggest that both of them work on their fastballs.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

even if the churchill based trainers ship up some good ones they will want the best..jamie t or gomez /j v /corny /jj./kent.on and on...

[blackthroatedwind]

Originally Posted by hoovesupsideyourhead

even if the churchill based trainers ship up some good ones they will want the best..jamie t or gomez /j v /corny /jj./kent.on and on...

Exactly. Too many good riders to leave in the room for these guys to get many live mounts. And, any live mount they get, they will get exactly one chance to win on. Whether they can ride or not is completely irrelevent....it's all about access and they will have none.

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

any chance the mig will show up to ride? delmar sucks but he may crush there

[hockey2315]

Trujillo will probably get some horses from Florida-based guys if any ship up (which may be more likely this year with the problems at Calder). . . He's better than Theriot in my opinion but I haven't really watched either one too closely.

[hockey2315]

Speaking of Trujillo - was Dry Martini retired? I don't remember hearing anything.

I'm shocked they aren't staying for the humongous purses at Ellis and/or Arlington.

[-BT-]

i agree with you guys to an extent..... but, Borel came in and had a nice meet at Saratoga last year, and he had a lot of momentum from the whole Street Sense hype. Not saying The Riot was winning triple crown races but he’s making a name for himself in KY and LA. I wouldn’t be surprised if a couple trainers throw him a bone or two.

As for Elvis, I have no clue what he’s going t do up there. If you can only muster up 10 wins at Churchill for the entire meet, what makes you think you can make it at Toga? My guess is that some trainer has promised to use him up there….. but I still see guys like Channing Hill getting more mounts then him.

I wonder where Bejarano is gonna be held up for the summer…… he could potentially own all of CALI by staying out at Del Mar or go head to head with some of the best in the world back east…. Decisions decisions

-bt-