Miguel Mena
 

He moves to Churchill for the end of the meet...I don't know why he just left Arlington, I talk to him on a regular basis and he never hinted of leaving Arlington last week. He was strongly thinking about riding in New York after Hawthorne's fall meet....I actually thought he is the best rider at Arlington but never gets the best horses so thats why he doesn't have the best win percentage. Anyone that plays Churchill don't throw this kid out because he is a very hard worker and gets all he can out of every horse.

Only thing I can think is that Churchill has bigger fields. Have to figure Leparoux and Bejarano will move their tack to New York after CD is over. Guidry is coming to Arlington. Borel will likely rule Ellis but after him there isn't much so there should be some live mounts for Mena at the Pea Patch.

Leparoux and Bejarano are moving to Saratoga. Guidry will go to Arlington. Borel and Toupes will dominate Ellis. So that leaves the door open for Mena. I think it is a great move for the kid. The kentucky cirquit is prob the best cirquit for a young rider.

UNREAL...Haber, I was telling you about him 6 weeks ago how much he has improved....Please tell him that I SAID THIS....Decent move, he won't get too many rides at Churchill but he can win the Ellis meet.....

What pisses me off about this is that he is still getting decent priced horses home at Arlington, he will get played alot at Ellis I bet.....

Also, for the record, Shane Laviolette is the WORST rider on the Arlington Circuit, but I HAVE A CLOSE CLOSE 2nd to him in Lori Keith, she is absolultely brutal, if Laviolette and her have kids(if they were married) you would get the all time worst rider in horse racing history...

Haber, you see that Laviollete tried to win the early double on me on Saturday, only to get DQed...I WAS LOVING IT....

For the record scav did say that Miguel is vastly improving...last year the kid couldn't ride...this year he takes the rail and wins (probably the only rider that does this at Arlington since guys like Emigh and Torres would rather go 6 wide then go anywhere near the rail). I don't understand why he would rather ride at Ellis then at Arlington though...I think he comes back to Arlington after the Churchill meet....Arlington's purses increase about 3 grand per race starting July 1 and Ellis purses seem to be going down and down and down

Haber, it is an easy decision, I think it is a great decision on his end. He can win that meet there, make some money...With Churchill riders invading Arlington for the 2nd half of the meet, he will get less rides....He will get 7-8 rides a day down there....Can't wait to unload on him on the turf

miguels not polished enough as a rider and is a little too ****y in my opinion. put him on closer tho and this kid is a beast! he shouldnta left here, he was riding for some really good barns like bret calhouns! sunday morning when i was by the starting gate watching my trainer flop a 2yo from the gate miguel was sitting behind on another 2yo and was biatchin that he wanted 2 get off the horse lol. hes got some talent but needs a better attitude. hopefully he stays on the straight and narrow, ramsey zimmerman got all the talent in the world but has screwed up time after time

he just popped one at 7-1..sweet

i got this tri 5 times if it stays..put the 9 for 3rd dammit

I don't understand how they can let that 9 stay up for 2nd.Absolutely destroyed the 8 horse (the guy barely stayed on the horse.)I really do think they take into account who is the favorite,and if the public will be pssd if the favorite gets dqd.That wasn't what Bro Derrick did in the HWD FUTURITY.This WASN'T ONE JOLT.This continued much too long to be ignored.THIS HORSE ANGLED IN SEVERELY AND KEPT ANGLING IN SEVERELY(half the field had to take up to avoid the 8 horse that he knocked over in front of them.It doesn't bother my bets,but I just don't understand that at all.

rafie has juice...and if he didnt get hit back in the str i would have dqd him for sure..

I don't see Emigh and Torres going 6 wide on the turf. You see them going 3-4 wide on the dirt at Arlington but for the first 4-5 weeks of the meet that was the best part of the racetrack. Anything near the rail had no chance up until the past week-10 days.

The only one that is wider then Torres is Eddie Perez.....Saturday was the first time he has shot the rail since he started riding Arlington this year (High Expectations) The hotter it gets at Arlington, the harder the rail gets, thus the longer speed will hold....

This is right around the time that speed starts to dominate Arlington and if it spits outside they pull turf races off because it has to be PERFECT for double d.

I doubt the inside will stay good, or even ok. The rail was terrible virtually the entire 2005 meet.

My brother Scav I hope you were all over that Mena horse at Churchill....just got back from trackside and he made my day very good...

JJP let me know when you see Torres on the rail after it opens up on the turn.....you never will because he is already 6 wide....Mena is one of the nicest riders I have ever meet playa, I bet he was joking, he jokes around alot.

You go to work on your off days? Can't get enough of Arlington can you?

Nope can't get enough....I live there 6 days a week it seems like.

Habersham, do you ever work at Trackside? If so doing what? I'm trying to figure out who you are. I know I must have crossed paths with you hundreds of times.

I'll tell you guys this, Mena moving to KY can only be beneficial for people like us that have seen him day in and day out. Guy couldn't ride a speed horse to save his life but he is going to be an automatic play for me on ANY closer down there.

ArlJim....nope don't work at Trackside buy just hang out there a couple days a week usually to play Hollywood or Lone Star after Arlington is done racing....I do work at Arlington though...my job is very unimportant there but is fun because I don't do much and is very laid back.....plus I have one of the best boss at Arlington (its not Mr. D)

I see. Well I don't go to the actual track much, but I do make it to trackside most weekends.

Great job description! Fun, unimportant, don't do much, laid back. If you also say well paid then I've got to ask you for a reference!! lol

Arljim not good pay...its a summer job for a college student....

just say this on drf....Jockey Miguel Mena, tied for eighth place in the Arlington standings with 16 wins, has left Chicago and will ride at Ellis Park. Noted agent Steve Elzey will represent him. Elzey's main Arlington rider, Rafael Mojica, now is represented here by Randy Romero II, who had been booking mounts for Mena.

Why don't you go to Arlington at all? Your missing out

Borel is taking the Ellis Park meet off so this makes even MORE sense now...Mena will be leading rider at Ellis

I just can't get comfortable and focused. Too many distractions.
With that said I'm thinking I might try a little party in the park tomorrow. just to unwind, not serious playing. Maybe I'll have a couple of cold ones with John Frank. On the other board I promised I would say hi and introduce myself to him. You know he thinks I'm someone else!!!!