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Joel Rosario
Smashed the KEE spring meet win record today with a five-win card. He's definitely ridden a number of Ramsey/Maker cinches that he just needed to stay aboard, but he's still schooling the other jocks daily and his confidence is through the roof right now. I'd be shocked if he didn't win the BEL spring riding title with Dominguez still on the shelf.
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I remember not to long ago when he made the move east a lot of people were saying he wasn't going to excel in that group of top riders. How quickly he has made people recognize how good he is, and he is still getting better. If he wins the KY Derby he would just solidify being the best!
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There is no way Bejarano is even in the top 5 if you watch racing everyday. |
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What do short fields or the TOC have to do with jockeys ability? |
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In baseball they term someone a 5-Tool player if they excel at basically every facet of the game. IMO Rosario would be a Jockey version of a 5-Tool player. He is equally adapt on Dirt, Turf , All-Weather, Sprints or Routes. He can come from off the pace with exact timing or he can win on the front end nursing his speed. This IMO is very rare as I think jocks have their area of expertise. Leparoux for one IMO is way more effective on Turf coming late. He is a great play against on a favorite needing the lead. Desourmeux of old used to be the same way.
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I think it is important to remember that Julian Leparoux won every Keeneland meet from 2010-present doing the exact same thing Rosario has done. He's riding the Maker/Ramsey horses.
I actually think it will be interesting to see how he does at Belmont. No doubt he will have a fine meet, because he'll ride good horses and is a great rider. But, there will be some adjustment when you ride 4-5 horses everyday for a month that can't lose. He won't have that at Belmont. |
Nice to see Kevin Krigger doing well in Southern Cal.
It wasn't long ago that he was battling away at Thistle Downs and Emerald Downs...and he vanished for a while. |
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tee hee :D
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rosario, wins the dubai world cup, loses ride on animal kingdom:
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-raci...ngdom-at-ascot |
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I had the opportunity to meet Joel at Saratoga 2012....
he is a fine young man and one heck of a rider... By the way, the other big jockey story in 2013 (as Steve has brought up) is the comeback of Mr. Prado... I remember getting into an argument with some Gulfstream railbirds back in 2011 who said that Edgar's career was over. Great to see him back at the top of his game again...... |
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Rosario won 5 more tonight on opening night at Churchill.
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As to Rosario overall, coupled with Anderson's famously outstanding 'agentship', he's sure elevated himself to the top of the rider pecking order nationally.
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i don't agree or disagree with the change, just found it odd-and i didn't buy it being just about experience at ascot. |
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World class rider that I have been a fan of since he was riding here in the Bay Area a few years back. The dude just rides so calm and cool, you usually don't get cheated with a sub-par ride when he rides a horse you bet on.
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Thought I'd save some others from having to look up... Bet you're hard to beat at scrabble. |
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i used the word 'lucrative' at work one day, the boss said we don't use big words around here. i didn't know lucrative was a big word.... |
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The rides that Rosario just gave in race 2 and 3 at Churchill were pretty Awesome.....Reminds of the days when Cordero would lose the lead and nail em at the wire...:tro:
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Very happy for Shug/Joel. Two guys who do all the dirty work to be as great as they are.
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