Agreed,Big Time!Gomez would beat the sh.it out of him.

I have to get up off the floor from laughing so hard!!!:D :D :zz: Is he still at Mountaineer??

He's only ridden 14 so far this year .. they think he's Kenny Powers down there but he's just keeping himself fresh and primed for the big comeback.

Lumpkins? I remember him! Wasn't he always getting in trouble?

Where's his next comeback going to happen? Someplace even worse than MNR?

I'm waiting for him to make his triumphant return to Canterbury

People forget the greatness that was 'the Lumpy' back in the day.

7 straight years of profitability in route races from '96-to-'02..

'96: 45-for-226 ($2.38 ROI)
'97: 55-for-239 ($2.19 ROI)
'98: 56-for-232 ($2.31 ROI)
'99: 72-for-269 ($2.52 ROI)
'00: 67-for-314 ($2.16 ROI)
'01: 128-for-498 ($2.29 ROI)
'02: 134-for-530 ($2.09 ROI)

Combined 7 year total in routes from '96 through '02: 557-for-2,308 (24% wins) $2.25 ROI

He was actually profitable with all of his mounts in 2008 ... 35-for-247 with a $2.01 ROI

So even when he's in outer space he can still ride.

Gomez once went 23-for-53 with a $2.43 ROI at Sunland Park when he rode part of a meet in 2002.

That was before his great comeback. I assume he becomes the favorite to get the mount if RA goes in the Belmont ... if only for his Sunland connection.

I'd like to see Casey Lambert back on him...Since BTW thinks it doesn't matter.;)

after looking back and listening to bailey and stevens, ther wasnt another jockey that would have found the inside move that Borel made in the derby. Noone would have scraped the paint like Calvin. It gets old all this stuff about luck. He does this consistsntly, so it must be more than luck.

Speaking of Maragh, I still can't get the image out of my head of maybe 2 or 3years ago on Derby Day when I bet Al Basha in a comeback race I believe, and Rajiv Maragh is riding him, he suddenly spurts to a 3-length lead or so in midstretch, and I think I am home free, and then whoops, all of a sudden Maragh just falls off...

I think P. Val is available :)

You mean like he did to Scrappy T? Oh wait, that was Dominguez. :D

Riding at Belmont is alot different than riding at other tracks, being that it is a 1 1/2 oval. Regardless of what I believe, given that N.Y boasts a very deep Jockey colony I have no trouble asserting that Mine That Bird will not be hurt by Smith's departure. I see the obvious names have been mentioned already but you could name any of the top current 9 in the standings and you would probably gain something on the Jockey change. Borel is good at CD, but did anyone watch him at Oaklawn? Personally I would love to see Lezcano get the chance on the big stage, his style would suit MTB's preferred running style.

I would use the Mig - Richard Miglore

WHAT ARE YOU SMOKING ?

they ought to call edgar.

I remember that race,it got ugly real quick when he fell off.

Yeah, it's very un BTW like to say something like that so far in advance of race day.

You need a rider that can reach into his bag of tricks! Kent Desormeaux.