If he wins - will they put him in the Hall of Fame?

[slotdirt]

I don't have 1/1000th the horse racing knowledge of these two combatants, but doesn't winning three different Derbies kind of trump 3,821 SoCal riding titles, at least in the eyes of turf writers?

[Dahoss]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

I don't have 1/1000th the horse racing knowledge of these two combatants, but doesn't winning three different Derbies kind of trump 3,821 SoCal riding titles, at least in the eyes of turf writers?

If you think Borel should be in, it's the only reason he would deserve it over the other guys IMO, and I get that. I don't agree, but I can see it.

[slotdirt]

It would kind of be like sticking Dizzy Dean in the baseball Hall of Fame. Then again, baseball's Borel is probably Roger Maris or Kirk Gibson, and neither of them will ever get in the Hall.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

doesn't winning three different Derbies kind of trump 3,821 SoCal riding titles,

I actually think the highest honor a jockey can have is winning an eclipse for years outstanding jockey.

Put it this way - Gary Stevens won 3 Kentucky Derby's - he won 10 Santa Anita Derby's - but only one time (1998) did he manage to win an eclipse.

Both Calvin Borel and Alex Solis never once were even nominated for this award. Meaning - neither one ever finished in the top 3 in the voting points.

The Kentucky Derby is by far the biggest event - and the toughest race for a rider - but it's still just one race.