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Originally Posted by fpsoxfan
Certainly......But I'm talking about Johnny V's stats and earnings for the year.
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Therin lies the problem. You were talking about his stats for the
year and Andy is talking about his
recent riding at Belmont (not Gulfstream or Keeneland).
Apples and Oranges.
Let's look at the current Belmont stats broken down over distance and surface. Johnny V has okay (historically for him) stats on turf (18% wins) and an excellent dirt routes (26% wins). In dirt sprints, he is 4 for 30 (13.33% well below his win average for the year). Most of the cheaper races are sprints, a rider is also required to make split second decisions in sprints (whether to go for a hole that may or may not be opening, dive to the rail, etc..) and even a slightly bad trip can cause momentum loss and the loss of the race. Johnny's interest and his derring-do don't seem to be there in the cheaper races and most of them are sprints and that may explain is abysmal (for him) dirt sprint record so far this meet.