Jockeys move out of the way for Borel??

[Scav]

Originally Posted by parsixfarms

In the end, good horses tend to get good trips.

Exactly, and when he wins the Preakness, you will see an Afleet Alex like performance in the Belmont....

Just watching the overhead I didn't see anybody per say "move out of the way" for him. Coming around the far turn he had 3 horses in his way on the rail. The first one he had to pass angled over to pass the one in front of him but didn't have the acceleration to go through it. SS did. Watching the overhead again just proves how good SS was. There's 6 horses ahead of him with perfectly clear sailing and no "traffic" excuses, when SS makes his move and he was simply running twice as fast as the rest. I think if he has to go wide in the Preakness the only difficulty he's going to have is running a clean trip and not getting silly in the stretch.

[Left Bank]

I just talked to a good friend of mine who said Calvin is the quietest jockey out there.Doesn't let anyone know he is coming.

[ELA]

Remind me never to listen to that show when they are talking about racing. I can't believe this type of nonsense like this is purported.

Eric

[philcski]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Well I didn't hear the show, or Mike and the Mad Dog, but these were some gems I heard at an OTB yesterday.

1. Nafzger will probably take Borel off now in favor of a big name jock
2. Calvin Borel is the best jockey in the US
3. Street Sense will lose the Preakness because the race is shorter than the Derby
4. Street Sense will win the Preakness because the race is longer than the Derby
5. Mario Pino was to blame for Hard Spun losing because everyone knows you can't win the Derby wire to wire


I'm sure there were plenty more, but I started blocking everything out after awhile.

Mondays at the OTB.

What a place.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Phil is that Gander?

in the avatar?
actually no, although it kind of looks like him...

he's a horse that is at the farm my girlfriend stables her horse, and every time I go there he gallops up to me and follows me around everywhere in the field... so this weekend I found out he was abandoned, so I've decided to adopt him, pay the board, etc. so he can stay there and have a nice life- I need to find a name for him!

Originally Posted by philcski

I've decided to adopt him, pay the board, etc. so he can stay there and have a nice life- I need to find a name for him!

Fulphilling??

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by philcski

in the avatar?
actually no, although it kind of looks like him...

he's a horse that is at the farm my girlfriend stables her horse, and every time I go there he gallops up to me and follows me around everywhere in the field... so this weekend I found out he was abandoned, so I've decided to adopt him, pay the board, etc. so he can stay there and have a nice life- I need to find a name for him!

What about Winston? He looks like a Winston to me.

[philcski]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

Ah okay, I misunderstood your signature, nice thing to do though.

i don't even think he's a thoroughbred, doesn't have a lip tattoo... probably a QH/draft mix of some type... but he's the nicest guy and it would be criminal to let him go to "that place".

[philcski]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I rarely if ever listen to Mike and the Mad Dog, because quite frankly I can't stand either guy. I'll tune in around the big racing days to get some laughs and it amazes me that Francesa knows little to nothing about a sport in which he is involved in.

did you catch the quote in the newspaper? caller: "Mike, I know you have a couple 2YO's" Mike: "I have SEVERAL horses"

It's good to be the king of your kingdom of one.

[docicu3]

When Parcells was in New York with the Giants, Francessa acted like he had inside information worth listening to then Bill left town and Mike became Paulie without a Tony to tell him what day it is.

"Mickey it's clear that Borel is a different jock with the Twin Towers in the background.......What do you think about that huh, Mickey...."

"You imbecile Dawg there's no Twin Towers at Churchill.......that's pronounced the Twin Squires you moron....Your a waste of gravity you little creep Dawg..."

.....Taken from the Best of Mike and the Maddog".....