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![]() And actually still puts in a good ride here and there
BUT how in the world can Serpe justify keeping him on Angelouie after that horror trip of a ride last time out? |
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There was a NY Bred on the turf last week that John Hertler trained, who clearly should have been second in his prior start, and was totally butchered by, I think, Sebastion Morales. In Morales defense, it was possibly the first turf race he had ridden, or one of the first, but he clearly cost the horse second ( I think he was fifth ). Hertler rode him back and the horse finished third and absolutely should have been unsaddled. But, who knows what Hertler's options were. Back to the horse in question......Serpe is pretty tough so I would guess that Prado was apologetic. I'm not sure what replacing as good a rider as Prado figures to get him. In this case it's probably, at least somewhat, a question of alternatives.
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Just more nebulous nonsense from BBB |
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![]() Marty Magee's story in the DRF on Borel talks about the significant turnover in the top ranks of the jockey kingdom. Long gone is the lone list of top-notch riders.
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![]() I ride a significant amount of distance daily.
A few years ago I almost got killed by a motorist in Borough Park. Took me quite a while to get my nerve back, so I can certainly understand what it's like to come back from a spill. There's a piece of road on my daily ride to the park where there's a sudden loop, very similar to that found in track turns. It's two lanes and cars have a bad habit of pinching from the inside lane on that turn, cause motorists could basically give a **** about the safety of cyclists. It only took a single case of almost getting killed to ALWAYS be aware that cars will pinch when taking that turn and ensure that I'll never be in danger there again. Now, jockeys are like motorists. They could give a **** about other jockeys to their inside and they ALWAYS pinch on the turns. I find it beyond inexcusable that not only did Prado get pinched on the 1st turn on Angelouie last out, when he really had no business, nothing to gain by, being in that spot, but, it seems, he made quite a habit of it at the GP meet. This, from a journeyman? This, from someone who, arguably, was a top 5 rider as recently as last year? He really needs to sit down before he hurts himself. |
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![]() Prado's achilles heel has always been an overinfatuation with the rail.
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"I guess it comes down to a simple choice, really. Get busy livin' or get busy dyin'." |
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![]() Tale of Ekati isn't a bad example. The first time Prado rode him was in the Louisiana Derby, and while it was mostly the start that compromised him, Prado's burying him on the rail thereafter absolutely hurt him further.
He learned from that mistake in the Wood and kept him outside.
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