[blackthroatedwind]

Well, the question was " overrated jockeys ". I think one of the biggest mistakes people make is overrating the importance of riders.

Honestly, more than half the time I have no idea who is riding a horse I bet on, and have to check my paper as the horses are going into the gate ( you know, so I know what name to scream in vain after I inevitably lose ). The only riders I will not bet in NY, unless the horses are huge prices in which case I will even bet that recent absurd addition the the NY jockey colony Joel Cruz, are Diane Nelson and her male counterpart Herb Castillo.