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Old 02-19-2009, 10:50 PM
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The fact that he gets good mounts speaks volumes about the jock colony out there. Hell...didnt Michael Baze win a riding title out there? Frightening....

But in another Post you said and I quote

There are plenty of better jocks in that colony

WHich is it

1 there are plenty of Jocks better than Joel

or

2 he gets good mounts because the jockey colony is not as good as he is.
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Old 02-19-2009, 11:47 PM
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Quote:
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But in another Post you said and I quote

There are plenty of better jocks in that colony

WHich is it

1 there are plenty of Jocks better than Joel

or

2 he gets good mounts because the jockey colony is not as good as he is.

The colony is less than stellar.....ergo...he gets good mounts. I guess props go out to VS for actually getting trainers to ride him when there are guys like Epsinoza,Bejarano,Gomez, and Kayla Stra who are much better jocks than him.
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Old 02-20-2009, 07:52 AM
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The fact that he gets good mounts speaks volumes about the jock colony out there. Hell...didnt Michael Baze win a riding title out there? Frightening....
Talking about something you have no clue about.
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Old 02-20-2009, 09:01 AM
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Talking about something you have no clue about.


Yeah...Michael Baze was a powerhouse back when he rode in NJ......
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Old 02-20-2009, 09:12 AM
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I mentioned this in trip notes, his ride on Ventana in the San Pedro stakes on 1/19/09 was a ride that simply needs to be seen to believed.
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