Wednesday Play-Along

[herkhorse]

Dmr 7th 10.00 Q 3-6

[the_fat_man]

WO R4:

Exacta: 1a / 5, 7

[CSC]

I know Blue Chagali is abit of a sucker horse but you can never discount a Canani horse at Delmar at long odds can you?

[herkhorse]

Wbn 4th tri box 158

[the_fat_man]

Just a little side about how STUPID trainers are:

One of the analysts on the WO live feed spoke to the trainer of the 7, Trelawny before the race. The trainer thought that the reason the horse was such a quitter ('had bad luck', in her words) was because of the draws it'd been getting. Trelawny doesn't like to run INSIDE of horses per the trainer and the jock was instructed to put him OUTSIDE today. So, what happens? Well, Ramsammy is in the race so you know he's going to do his best to **** IT UP. Now, clearly, Trewlany is a QUITTER. Tonight, Ramsammy bust his 1ster out of the gate on top, with Trewlany 2nd BEHIND and INSIDE that one, and the 1A outside of Trewlany. The 1ster (#8) QUITS like a pig on the turn, Trewlany comes through INSIDE of him and draws off. So much for not liking to be inside of horses. But even though the trainer is an IDIOT the real point is that Ramsammy gave this race to a quitter by gunning his horse out of the gate and doing the dirty work early. A horse that took quite a bit of money, as well.

[CSC]

Trainer's are as much to blame for bad rides as riders, as a bettor it is natural to blame the jockey after a bad ride but there are times they are just doing what the boss says.

[the_fat_man]

WO R5:

ebox: 2, 4, 6

[the_fat_man]

Originally Posted by CSC

Trainer's are as much to blame for bad rides as riders, as a bettor it is natural to blame the jockey after a bad ride but there are times they are just doing what the boss says.

This idea about horses not liking the inside is just a ****in joke. It's LAZY training. As an athlete, which would you prefer: being INSIDE and doing a ton less work or being outside and losing your lunch?

When I was on the track 30 years ago, I remember one day walking by a barn and noticing a couple of, relatively, BIG exercise riders. I inquired what their role was and was told that they were there for the horses that need extra 'special' handling. Then again, back in those days you actually had jocks that were able to take hold of a horse and pretty much carry it to the wire: Cordero, Pincay, Antley, among others. Today we have a bunch of pussies that are twirling the reins trying to get their horse to straighten out rather than taking a strong hold and busting it with the whip. Times have changed. The DRIVE: a lost art.