[SCUDSBROTHER]

Same thing with Bejarano in the 6th race yesterday. Horse ran right back to the figure it was only able to run with Ralfy up on him. Two other guys could do nothing at all with the horse. I agree that horses only have so much to give, but only some can get it all out of them. It's not about inventing something. It's about being able to use what is indeed there already. So, no, I wouldn't say Prado made the horse win. I'd say Prado got the horse to do what others couldn't get the horse to do. You're correct that the horse has to have the ability, but the jock also has to have the ability to get a horse to show it. There is a big difference between having ability, and being able to transfer that ability into results. Barry Abrams has said many times that a certain filly (that flopped again in the 6th race Wednesday) is gunna be a stakes horse. Obviously we have seen a big difference between her ability, and her results. I think your thinking works with consistent top quality stakes horses. They are probably going to run good for most jocks. Many other horses are more in n' outers.