ESPY Award 4 Jockey
 

Garrett Gomez

Edgar Prado

Johnny Velazquez


Gotta go with Gomez on this one, he has been overwhelming since Del Mar of last year!:)

TOO MUCH BLING


I'll never forget it,and never forgive him.They need a new stat called B.R.F. (Blown Ride on Favorite.)

LOL Scuds....

That sister of Teddy Kennedy (the one the pops had lobotomized) could have ridden Bling better.

I think Gomez blows too many rides to win the ESPY. . . give it to Prado

Mabey your right but I watched the guys story during the breeders cup and even though it was a self induced problem, he has overcome the odds to become one of the best jockeys in the US.

Yea, unless you need him to bring in a chalk for you,and then he allows a horse to get stuck,stuck, stuck.The only award he should get is for being Prado's favorite female dog.

Prado overcame the whole ordeal with his mother

and he won the DERBY

Exactly, isnt even a competition. Prado all the way.

Past winners

2004 - S. Elliott (won Derby with Smarty Jones)
2003 - J. Santos (won Derby with Funny Cide)
2002 - V. Espinoza (won Derby with War Emblem)
----ESPY's changed from January to July ------
2001 - K. Desormeaux (won previous years Derby with Fu Peg)
2000 - C. Antley (won previos years Derby with Charismatic)
1999 - K. Desormeaux (won previous years Derby with Real Quiet)
1998 - G. Stevens (won previous years Derby with Silver Charm)
1997 - J. Bailey (won previous years Derby with Grindstone)
1996 - J. Bailey (2nd in previous years Derby; regular ride of Cigar)
1995 - C. McCarron (won previous years Derby with Go for Gin)
1994 - M. Smith (2nd in previous years Derby; regular rider of Holy Bull)

So, with 11 ESPY's given out for best jockey, 9 went to the rider of the Derby within the voting range. The gap between 2001-2002 accounts for the ESPY's moving from a January awards show (hence the previous year's Derby winning jockey getting the majority of votes) to a July show (hence the current year's Derby winning jockey getting the majority of votes). Guess you could say that Jorge Chavez (Monarchos) was screwed by the change!

Prado deserves it even without the Derby win.

Prado without a doubt.

Gomez has a huge lead in money won this year. Gomez is now up to $10.4 million in earnings this year. He has a $1.4 million lead over Victor Espinoza who is 2nd. Edgar Prado is 3rd with $8.7 million in earnings.
With regard to his ride on Too Much Bling, he had two choices. He could have been up there on the lead slugging it out head and head or he could take back and sit a length or so off the lead. He chose to sit just off the lead and he ended up being in tight all the way. I still don't know if he had the horse to win that day. It's hard to say.

prado gets my vote, no doubt.
tired of hearing about gomez being a hero for overcoming his demons--after all, they were self inflicted. i guess i'm a hero, i never started down that road to begin with.

Finally someone that reads the racing form. You should tutor scudsbrother he seems to think Gomez should of won on TMB by 20 except he isn't much of a trip handicaper he must not cash many tickets considering that was a short field in the woody stephans, wonder if he singled wait a while in the oaks.