Overrated Jockeys

Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Everything isn't racing luck.I know you want to use that to explain away a bad ride,but the fact is that he gave these 2 jocks the opportunity to ride his horse.If you sit right behind the leader on the rail(and you are the chalk)then it isn't "racing luck" when you quickly get locked in down there.It is what will happen 90% of the time.He didn't stay down there today right? He had no plan on Bling.He rode him like he was 5-1(just sit and get lucky.)Well,on chalk you can't expect to get out of the position he was in.Almost all the mistakes he makes are due to him not anticipating other jocks are going to try to get the chalk in trouble.

First of all, the 90% of the time is straight crap. What difference does it make if it was chalk or not, if he was on a bomb do you think it would have made a difference? The hole didn't open, and that's that. Do you think Prado or Vega cared what the odds were, they were riding to win like Gomez, and all 3 did. You're stuck on the fact that he was the chalk. I honestly don't think that all of the other jocks are sitting there wondering how to get the chalk in trouble, since the chalk only wins approximately 1/3 of the time. I notice you had no response to the Baffert question. I think baffert told him to sit, and that's why Baffert had no gripes with the ride.