Gulfstream 6 - 1/1/16
 

I have seen bonehead jocks misjudge the finish of a race before, but can't say I have ever seen it in the fashion that bug Gerardo Corrales invented today!

In a 1 7/16 three turn race he apparently thought that they invented quarter horse turf racing by driving his 80-1 shot around the first turn to the wire thinking he won the race! Well worth the look for the amusement!

Wow; that's a first, especially in a three turn race! Hilarious.:eek:

It's a bold strategy Cotton.

For these types of races maybe they should implement racing flags as in NASCAR.:)

Awesome!!!!

It was nice to see the same jock come back to win later in the same day.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrng2LRoMU0

Why is that?

Exactly. It would actually be nice to see him shipped to Delta Downs and maybe he can figure out number of turns in a race and how to read a freakin form there.

because I am rooting for him to be successful.

He is a young up-and-coming jockey. He is going to make mistakes, just like any other human being. I actually think he will be an excellent jockey, especially on dirt sprint speed horses ( as I am sure you noticed yesterday )

for those keeping track: he is 6 wins from 8 mounts for Jorge Navarro

the great willie shoemaker misjudged a finish line, and what made it worse was it was the ky derby, and he'd have won.
i'm glad the jock won later, his day wasn't a total loss. i'm also glad that when i mess up, i don't do it on a camera in front of a crowd.
now, i'd have laughed had i been there. had i bet his horse i'd have cussed...but i do feel bad for him! how embarrassing.

It's not that simple.

I feel bad for the people that bet that horse in any spot, as well as those that needed the runner-up to win at 30+:1. I have no idea how ANYONE could feel bad for the rider in this particular situation. The betting public deserves better.

that's true, they do deserve better.
i feel bad for him because of everyone seeing him do a really stupid thing.

There is misjudging the finish line and being totally unprepared for the job that you are doing and misjudging by a mile. Doesn't take a lot of effort or attention to note the distance of the race you are riding in.

an appalling lack of concentration for sure.