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Originally Posted by KirisClown
Smith is a complete incompetent... yet for years, McGaughey, Mott, Jerkens, etc. continued to use him on some of their best horses.. makes sense..
You don't ride as many good horses as Smith has, or win as many stakes as Smith has, or win back-to-back eclipse awards etc.. if you're a terrible rider..
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Wasn't he also criticized for jumping off Prairie Bayou too soon in the Belmont after he broke down, as opposed to staying on him and trying to prevent him from hurting himself even more.