Dennis of cork, albarado off??
 

I just read on bloodhorse that albarado isn't interested in staying on dennis for KD. Why you think he is bailing? I think this horse pretty much stacks up with just about anyone other then Pyro. Just seems odd to me.

He commited to riding Country Star before DoC's connections made an audible out of the Rebel and into the Wood.

country star? isnt that the frankle filly? i didnt know they were talking about running in the Derby with her.

They aren't.

and for those taking notes on what jocks are going where, gomez has committed to court vision, rather than colonel john.

i read that the best in the business julian is riding dennis or porkchop, i like him better with julian

thats big time stuff.... i thought court vision was sneaky good in the fountain of youth and i think he will run 2-3 in the wood and be a nice price in the derby

he's going with the horse he had already committed to, with the realization that whoever gets dennis in the wood may keep the ride for the derby. can't say i blame him, denis has all kinds of ??? hovering over him now.

there's a horse named porkchop???

I thought the Gomez off Colonel John thing had more to do with Eoin Harty being committed to Nakatani on CJ. Gomez only rode him last time because Nakatani was still injured.

NT

do you guys/gals read anything into a jock taking off a horse? I thought that after his last race albarado was pretty much sticking on him. Julian (it seems) has been having a rough time lately. Is there any real line up as which jock is on which horse at this point. I would assume bridgemon on pyro but other then that does anyone know anything?

I think that's the case too.

People taking notes on that should find a new hobby.

So when it's announced that a horse you like for the Derby is going to be ridden by a 2nd tier jockey you simply don't bat an eye?

NT

If Stew Elliot and the '05 version of Mike Smith can win in back-to-back years - just about anyone can if they have the right horse.

Yup.

when i was at the track the other day i didn't pay any attention to what jock was listed-except to note an entrymate needed a rider if both were to run.

have no idea, the way the article was written it appeared it was gomez and his agent who made the call. but that doesn't really mean anything.

Who exactly is Albarado taking off for? Other than one or two colts, Denis seems pretty highly thought of and I can't imagine he's likely to get onto the colts regarded higher than Denis. Didn't he pick up the mount on Denis when Calvin Borel had a conflict?

177 - 29-38-19
Earnings - $1,322,221
Win % (In-The-Money %)
16% (48%)


I don't know if I would call that "having a rough time lately."