Santa Anita 1st

[jballscalls]

Originally Posted by the_fat_man

you can't take that horse down!!!

bothering another horse is one thing

doing it when you're a RUNAWAY winner is quite a another

the CALI stewards **** up all the time but NOT in this case

Gomez ****ed up a ride yesterday when he got stuck behind horses
guess he's tired of jocks on quitting horses not getting out the way, LIKE I AM

No disagreement that the horse was wayyyy the best. my take was that he knocked the 6 off his stride and that might have cost him 2nd. the other thing is that you do have to keep your path and not interfere with other horses, something he appeared to do.

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by jballscalls

No disagreement that the horse was wayyyy the best. my take was that he knocked the 6 off his stride and that might have cost him 2nd. the other thing is that you do have to keep your path and not interfere with other horses, something he appeared to do.

I look at it differently. Check out (the headon of) today's 10th at TAM, and the ride on #2 at 21:1. The jock obviously subscribes to your theory, and took his sweet time getting around horses. She wins with a Gomez type ride.

We can compare this to one of the PSEUDO traffic jams on a NYC highway. You can either sit behind idiots who have no where to go OR you can cut enough of them off so that you get clear and can go about your business.

Jocks that aren't cognizant of what's happening in a race (a MAJORITY) shouldn't be riding. Jocks that can't properly control their horse in the drive or otherwise (again a MAJORITY) shouldn't be riding.

I can understand Gomez' frustration, as he's a superior rider. I applaud the stewards for being able to appreciate it as well.