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Old 04-20-2010, 01:17 PM
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John Sadler has secured Rafael Bejarano to ride Line of David bumping Jon Court.
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John Sadler has secured Rafael Bejarano to ride Line of David.
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And Court's wife just came down stairs with the ice pick fromm Basic Instinct
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stay classy johnny...... rafael gives this horse a much better chance of winning on the first saturday in may

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John Sadler has secured Rafael Bejarano to ride Line of David bumping Jon Court.
Crap. When it went on like that with nothing firm, I got the feeling it wasn't gonna work out. Can I just ask, is there something Jon's got against him that keeps some trainer from wanting him? I mean are these just the breaks and it's nothing personal, or is there something that he needs to do that he isn't doing?
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Crap. When it went on like that with nothing firm, I got the feeling it wasn't gonna work out. Can I just ask, is there something Jon's got against him that keeps some trainer from wanting him? I mean are these just the breaks and it's nothing personal, or is there something that he needs to do that he isn't doing?
Right after the Arkansas Derby I kinda got the feeling that Sadler didn't like the way he won. He said something like, "well I wanted the lead" can't remember but it sounded more like a criticism than an compliment.

I admit I am biased. There were too many races (outside of California) where I believe Jon put the horse in a position to win.
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Gotta sting a bit when you win a $1m G1 and get replaced next out.
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Crap. When it went on like that with nothing firm, I got the feeling it wasn't gonna work out. Can I just ask, is there something Jon's got against him that keeps some trainer from wanting him? I mean are these just the breaks and it's nothing personal, or is there something that he needs to do that he isn't doing?
It's just Gods way of keeping Jon humble.
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Wow that sucks.
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What am I missing? Sadler's obligation is to do the best he possibly can for his owners. Opting for a top 5 jock over a mediocrity makes sense to me. It's not personal, it's (good) business. Not like this one has much of a shot but why not do all you possibly can, nonetheless?
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Gomez is also replacing Theriot on Blame when he returns in the Schaefer on the Preakness undercard, not Derby related but it's another instance of a winning jockey getting replaced.

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What am I missing? Sadler's obligation is to do the best he possibly can for his owners. Opting for a top 5 jock over a mediocrity makes sense to me. It's not personal, it's (good) business. Not like this one has much of a shot but why not do all you possibly can, nonetheless?
Top 5 or not (which RB is), how many TC races has he won?
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It sucks for Court but Sadler is a west coast trainer and putting one of the top jockeys out west on his horse obviously is a good move on many levels.

I know this couldn't have hurt him as bad as getting taken off of Leroids de animaux.
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Jon was out west for a few years and just recently left. It's a bad decision. Bejarano passed on the Arkansas Derby. What Sadler is really doing is saying his horse isn't that important.


I wish them all the best though.

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John Sadler has secured Rafael Bejarano to ride Line of David bumping Jon Court.
No Class from "Line of Davids" connections. This rider switch will not get their horse any closer to the winners circle.
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John Sadler has secured Rafael Bejarano to ride Line of David bumping Jon Court.
Sorry to hear the Court lost the ride.
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