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05-31-2007, 07:33 PM
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McLaughlin and Jara
Has there been a falling out with these two?Jara was supposed to be the go to guy,but lately,I see Alan Garcia getting most of the mounts,and Johnny V the rest.Anybody know what happened?
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05-31-2007, 08:00 PM
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06-01-2007, 10:39 AM
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Garcia rode pretty well for McLaughlin over the winter and I think Kiaran realized that he is a very underrated rider. He seems to be very adept at getting horses into a good spot and he is a terrific finisher. Great addition to the colony in lieu of guys like Mike Smith and S. Bridgmohan.
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06-01-2007, 10:41 AM
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06-01-2007, 08:40 PM
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He's got that stay-inside-entering-the-stretch-and-pray-for-room-rather-than bouncing-out-immediately-and-then-eventually-have-to-bounce-out-cause- nothing-opened-up-and-finish-FULL-of-RUN-with-what-was-probably-the-best-horse move down to perfection. Cause, he practices it almost every day on the turf at Belmont.
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06-01-2007, 11:48 PM
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Jara has talent. He has ability. Part of that is that he is stone-cold cool -- ice running through his veins. That doesn't help always when riding day to day, racehorses, green horses, horses that aren't placed well, etc. He is a guy who can "ride great" but is not yet near the "great rider" plateau.
Now, with that in mind, McLaughlin didn't have a great deal of power at every meet. He has superstars, but his barn is diverse. Garcia's agent worked very hard to get him into a spot in that barn, along with Contessa, and for certain owners as well. What hurt Jara is when he and Randy Romero split. That was not a change in agent move -- that was a political move. Gatewood Bell did not have experience as an agent -- other than assisting Randy -- and not as an agent for a rider who was at a very crucial point. There is a very complex dynamic here. Watch what happens to any jock who gets "caught" -- coming back from an injury, not having regular go-to business and mounts, etc. Even in accomplishing what he accomplished, look at the stats of the horses Jara rode on a day to day basis. Gatewood Bell couldn't even get Jara mounts as of late. Eric
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06-01-2007, 11:35 AM
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With that enormous helmet he wears he looks like an alien.
Who was the guy on " The Flintstones "......Kazoo?
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06-01-2007, 11:38 AM
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06-01-2007, 11:45 AM
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"To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize"...Voltaire
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06-01-2007, 02:35 PM
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I see the two former lovebirds are reuniting in 6th today. Hello Newman droping Msw/Mcl.
Although Garcia rides for Contessa making similar move. Probably use both to kick off pick4. Andy - Also see GCP is back in nightcap. Maybe finally his day?
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06-01-2007, 07:17 PM
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06-01-2007, 08:02 PM
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I got sucked in a bit on Jara last year. Then I saw him get outridden every day at Gulfstream by people like Elvis Trujillo and Rosemary Homeister.
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06-01-2007, 08:27 PM
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Books serve to show a man that those original thoughts of his aren't very new at all. Abraham Lincoln
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06-01-2007, 08:29 PM
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06-01-2007, 08:35 PM
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