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.
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