Mike Smith takes off 'Bird for Belmont

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by Fearless Leader

WHAT ARE YOU SMOKING ?

Yeah, it's very un BTW like to say something like that so far in advance of race day.

[2Hot4TV]

You need a rider that can reach into his bag of tricks! Kent Desormeaux.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by 2Hot4TV

You need a rider that can reach into his bag of tricks! Kent Desormeaux.

ugh

sometimes his bag of tricks makes you wonder what he's smoking.

[2Hot4TV]

Originally Posted by Danzig

ugh

sometimes his bag of tricks makes you wonder what he's smoking.

Kent said he had a "bag of tricks" in an interview to help his horse get to the wire. Yes he doesn't know when to shut up sometimes.

[Danzig]

when's the last time a derby winner lost his jock-not once, but twice? i can't recall ever seeing something like this before.

and if...if, IF, mine that bird won the belmont, and calvin happened to be on him--would he then regret the preakness? what a storyline. the jock rode the horse that kept the other from winning the tc....