ramon dominguez love in florida

[Gander]

Originally Posted by gales0678

but timmy why quit riding when the horse in front of you is going backwards?

even gpk said borel would have ridden the horse out , he still wouldn't have won in gpk's opinion , but explain to me why he would stop trying and in gpk's opinion borel would have kept trying .....shouldn't you always ride out even if the chance to win is less than 10% ????

I dont agree that the winner was going backwards. The rider knew where the line was and knew he had enough to win the race. Not by a whole lot but a comfortable enough margin. Sure he was getting tired, but there wasnt enough race track left for it to be a concern. I think the chance of him winning this race at this point was a lot lss than 10% and it would have taken a fall down from the winner for him to win, in which case he would have won because he was clear for 2nd. Ramon did his job.

[MaTH716]

Marty, Jocks quit riding early every day. I just don't understand why you keep harping on this one particular ride that didn't affect anything. It looked like he stopped with less than 50 yards to go when it was clear he wasn't getting to the winner. Plus he held on to second, so I just don't understand why you keep on harping on this particular ride (other than having a beef with Dominguez).

[gales0678]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

Marty, Jocks quit riding early every day. I just don't understand why you keep harping on this one particular ride that didn't affect anything. It looked like he stopped with less than 50 yards to go when it was clear he wasn't getting to the winner. Plus he held on to second, so I just don't understand why you keep on harping on this particular ride (other than having a beef with Dominguez).

i had let it go , someone with a brain decided to ressurect it this am

[Gander]

I kind of feel like as long as the guy doesnt cost the horse the best possible place finish, I could care less about his lack of trying or body language. I also never understood everybody's beef with jockey's who pump their fist a few yards beefore the finish line or point to the stands and stop riding..."showboating" I think its called. I could care less as long as the horse wins. I have yet to come across a jockey who by showboating caused his or her horse to lose.