Rachel

jinjin · #1 05-17-2010, 02:55 PM

Is Shaun Bridgmohan replacing Calvin? He's been on her for the last 2 slow works... Shouldn't Asmussen let Calvin take Rachel out and let her roll for a change. Let her have some fun. He's ruining her speed.

Rupert Pupkin · #2 05-17-2010, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jinjin

Is Shaun Bridgmohan replacing Calvin? He's been on her for the last 2 slow works... Shouldn't Asmussen let Calvin take Rachel out and let her roll for a change. Let her have some fun. He's ruining her speed.

They were talking about this on TVG the other day. They said that regular exercise rider Dominic Terry has been replaced. They were questioning whether Calvin will be replaced too.

chucklestheclown · #3 05-17-2010, 03:53 PM

Maybe Borel was busy lately.

cakes44 · #4 05-17-2010, 07:39 PM

Zenyatta.

I just thought I'd be the first one to mention her in this thread even though it has nothing to do with her. More to follow I'm sure.

JerseyJ · #5 05-17-2010, 07:41 PM

They would be rather dumb to replace Borel with Shaun Bridgemoron.

the_fat_man · #6 05-17-2010, 07:43 PM

Seems like just about anyone is 'riding' RA these days.

ateamstupid · #7 05-17-2010, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by cakes44

Zenyatta.

I just thought I'd be the first one to mention her in this thread even though it has nothing to do with her. More to follow I'm sure.

eajinabi · #8 05-17-2010, 08:10 PM

How about Mike Smith?

CSC · #9 05-18-2010, 11:55 AM

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I think he mean't Zardana.

Danzig · #10 05-17-2010, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by cakes44

Zenyatta.

I just thought I'd be the first one to mention her in this thread even though it has nothing to do with her. More to follow I'm sure.

hurricanefrank · #11 05-17-2010, 09:07 PM

RA needs to be put on the engine. Plain and simple. Let her roll up front, free wheelin on the chooch and play catch me if you can.

Danzig · #12 05-18-2010, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by cakes44

Zenyatta.

I just thought I'd be the first one to mention her in this thread even though it has nothing to do with her. More to follow I'm sure.

give your crystal ball a pat for me.

jinjin · #13 05-18-2010, 07:25 PM

Doesn't matter who rides her or who she runs against... She will not get back to her brilliant self unless she is allowed to train in the way that Hal Wiggins did. She needs to train fast and let her do her 2 minute licks. Then at least she will be happy and fit. Restraining her in her works and not letting her run in the morning seems to be souring her.

Indian Charlie · #14 05-18-2010, 11:34 PM

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give your crystal ball a pat for me.

It wasn't a crystal ball at all.

It was one of those old phonograph players (record players for you young uns out there) that was playing a record with a scratch in it.

And to further explain what I mean to the many dullards that might possibly be confused, it means the Z fans are repeating themselves like a broken record.

Merlinsky · #15 05-18-2010, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

They were talking about this on TVG the other day. They said that regular exercise rider Dominic Terry has been replaced. They were questioning whether Calvin will be replaced too.

Is "replaced" the right word? http://drf.com/news/article/113021.html This says he's working for Dallas Stewart now. Shouldn't be a commentary on Borel. It helps that you don't go chucking a Churchill-rail lovin' jockey when he just won his 3rd Derby in 4 years and the BCC is there. Of course applying logic to Jess Jackson is gonna generate a reaction like when you combine baking soda and vinegar, or mentos and soda. I just find it hard to believe Calvin suddenly forgot how to ride her. I'm thinking it has to do with instruction. If he gets allowed to ride her like he did last year, I wonder what they're afraid of. I still think some of it is either not trusting her fitness level still (compared to what she'd try to do with her body if allowed) or a notion that they need to rate more than they have to deal with Zenyatta later.

Rupert Pupkin · #16 05-19-2010, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Merlinsky

Is "replaced" the right word? http://drf.com/news/article/113021.html This says he's working for Dallas Stewart now. Shouldn't be a commentary on Borel. It helps that you don't go chucking a Churchill-rail lovin' jockey when he just won his 3rd Derby in 4 years and the BCC is there. Of course applying logic to Jess Jackson is gonna generate a reaction like when you combine baking soda and vinegar, or mentos and soda. I just find it hard to believe Calvin suddenly forgot how to ride her. I'm thinking it has to do with instruction. If he gets allowed to ride her like he did last year, I wonder what they're afraid of. I still think some of it is either not trusting her fitness level still (compared to what she'd try to do with her body if allowed) or a notion that they need to rate more than they have to deal with Zenyatta later.

I didn't know that Terry was no loger working for Asmussen. They didn't mention that on TVG. All they said was that Terry had been replaced as the exercise rider. I wonder what was behind Terry switching barns. It would be surprising if he simply quit, unless he got mad for being taken off Rachel. Otherwise you wouldn't expect a guy that is Steve Asmussen's #1 excercise rider to quit to go work for Dallas Stewart. My guess would be that Terry either got fired or he quit after being taken off Rachel.

Smooth Operator · #17 05-19-2010, 08:04 AM

Won't need any numbers guys to figure this one out … 17

ateamstupid · #18 05-19-2010, 11:01 AM

^ # of years until USC makes a dent in the BCS again.