The envelope, please

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Dahoss

Yeah, but doesn't he beat the competition he'd see at Gulfstream the rest of the year? When Dominguez was riding at Delaware I could see the comparison, but the guy has owned NY for a couple of seasons now.

Exactly. The BC was disappointing for Dominguez this year, but he had as many wins as Julien Leparoux, who had more and much higher quality mounts. The fact that he hasn't been able to get horses like Homeboykris and Desert Party to the winner's circle in the Derby doesn't make me think any less of him. He got two ITM finishes out of First Dude this year and that was a pretty strong feat.

[MaTH716]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

Exactly. The BC was disappointing for Dominguez this year, but he had as many wins as Julien Leparoux, who had more and much higher quality mounts. The fact that he hasn't been able to get horses like Homeboykris and Desert Party to the winner's circle in the Derby doesn't make me think any less of him. He got two ITM finishes out of First Dude this year and that was a pretty strong feat.

He was just unlucky this year as he ran into both Uncle Mo and Goldikova while running second in both.

What probably goes unnoticed is that he got the connections of Joyful Victory (12-1) and Forest Legend (73-1) checks by running 4th and 5th respectively.