Calvin Borel

[Danzig]

you know, i shook my head a bit and said 'oh, calvin' when he said he was going to take the t.c. with this horse....


calvin, to quote forrest gump, isn't an educated man. but he's not a stupid man. he told another jock yesterday that he had learned from this horse in the second at oaklawn, namely that the horse could run off the pace. the other jock had expected him to be on/very near the lead yesterday, but calvin assured him that wasn't going to happen. calvin is a good rider, his ability to get rachel to relax when she enjoyed running off with exercise riders was noted more than once. he knows he made a premature move last year in new york. he won't do that again.

ought to be interesting. i'm not saying this horse will absolutely win the t.c., but he certainly has a shot, and he has the right rider. if he loses, it won't be calvins fault.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by Danzig

you know, i shook my head a bit and said 'oh, calvin' when he said he was going to take the t.c. with this horse....


calvin, to quote forrest gump, isn't an educated man. but he's not a stupid man. he told another jock yesterday that he had learned from this horse in the second at oaklawn, namely that the horse could run off the pace. the other jock had expected him to be on/very near the lead yesterday, but calvin assured him that wasn't going to happen. calvin is a good rider, his ability to get rachel to relax when she enjoyed running off with exercise riders was noted more than once. he knows he made a premature move last year in new york. he won't do that again.

ought to be interesting. i'm not saying this horse will absolutely win the t.c., but he certainly has a shot, and he has the right rider. if he loses, it won't be calvins fault.

If he gets to the Belmont with a shot, maybe he should consider riding a couple of races just for s.hits and giggles.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

If he gets to the Belmont with a shot, maybe he should consider riding a couple of races just for s.hits and giggles.

yeah, i asked that somewhere on here, if he'd ride in new york....but we shall see.

[largo1]

So,, why is it that Calvin is so successful riding the rail? Do other jocks just not try it? I can only imagine that it is scary to ride that close to the rail. I ride endurance horses and there is about a mile stretch of pines that we canter thru on our regular training trails. Its really twisty and you have to keep your legs tight or you will take out a knee. If not your whole damn leg. The horses love this stretch and always want to open up, adding to the excitement. I can't even tell you how much fun this is,,, but also somewhat nerve wracking. Wonder if hugging the rail is similar?