McLaughlin and Jara

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Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Do you really think Jara can ride "great"? What am I missing? I agree the agent change hurt some business, but it shouldn't have hurt much McLaughlin business as Bell is the relative of someone high up at Darley.

I think there is a huge difference between someone who can ride great -- on occasion, on an isolated basis, etc. and someone who is a great rider. I've seen Jara ride great, and more importantly he has talent. The agent change did hurt -- and hurt huge both inside and outside McLaughlin. Gatewood being Jimmy's son would, for all intents and purposes, be irrelevant outside McLaughlin's barn. My point is that McLaughlin didn't have the kind of barn that could -- in and of itself -- make, support, etc. Jara. Not every owner would let McLaughling make the call and use Jara. Not every owner, making the call, would use Jara.

I don't think the stats tell the whole story, both positive and negative.

Eric