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Old 10-31-2010, 01:59 PM
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Common sense taking hold.
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Old 10-31-2010, 11:03 PM
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Common sense taking hold.
It should.

I understand them wanting to run him in the BC Classic.
What I don't understand is how they didn't give him a dirt trial run somewhere during the course of the year.
Especially the way some dirt G1's came up soft this year.
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Old 11-01-2010, 01:23 PM
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Richard Hughes has raised the prospect of missing the ride on Paco Boy in the Breeders' Cup Turf Mile on Saturday to remain in Britain and continue his fight for a first jockeys' championship.

Should Hughes elect to stay in Britain and miss the ride on Paco Boy, Ryan Moore would pick up the ride according to trainer Richard Hannon.

http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...ce/784276/top/
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Old 11-01-2010, 01:33 PM
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Richard Hughes has raised the prospect of missing the ride on Paco Boy in the Breeders' Cup Turf Mile on Saturday to remain in Britain and continue his fight for a first jockeys' championship.

Should Hughes elect to stay in Britain and miss the ride on Paco Boy, Ryan Moore would pick up the ride according to trainer Richard Hannon.

http://www.racingpost.com/news/horse...ce/784276/top/
Doesn't say much for his thoughts of Paco
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Old 11-01-2010, 01:55 PM
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Doesn't say much for his thoughts of Paco
Not necessarily.. Hughes, 37, has a chance for what he thinks will be his only riding title. It's something that means a tremendous amount to him and to a rider's resume in the UK.
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Old 11-01-2010, 01:57 PM
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that would be great for his chances imo 'the horse'
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Old 11-01-2010, 01:58 PM
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Not necessarily.. Hughes, 37, has a chance for what he thinks will be his only riding title. It's something that means a tremendous amount to him and to a rider's resume in the UK.
It is pretty impossible to win one of these right, because there are guys that ride two tracks, afternoon and night, and commute all over the place?
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Old 11-01-2010, 02:31 PM
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It is pretty impossible to win one of these right, because there are guys that ride two tracks, afternoon and night, and commute all over the place?
yep Ryan Moore was fully expected to win it this year but was out for a while this year and that has opened it up to the relatively unheralded Paul Hanagan and Richard Hughes to win the title.

Ryan Moore might actually be a good fit for Paco (and has ridden him a few times before!). Im am hoping to God they actually try to put Paco in the race earlier than normal to try to get first run on Goldi and with Moore on board, they might just do it..

On the topic of Gio Ponti, I will be delighted if he takes money in the Mile.
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