sadly any jockey could kick my butt on or off an airplane. I would do damage to myself by swinging hard. 10 years ago... or any big guy in decent shape could smash a jockey.
On an airplane that big guy is in cramped quarters lol. I can't even stand up on a airplane without my head touching the ceiling and it is hard enough to scoot around the seats.
A jockey has no restrictions. He is throwing haymakers , roundhouse kicks 
, juking and jiving. That big guy hes fighting can't even throw a big punch or standup straight. Klitscho the Heavyweight Champ might lose to the middleweight champ ... on an airplane. You don't believe me get into a duel with a jockey... on an airplane
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I don't think that's what you were driving at, but you are missing the point.
Go watch Mission Approved on cal racing.
Dominguez wins the Singspiel Stakes on an inferior animal with a great ride.
Go watch Wheels Up At Noon in his last race at Delaware.
Jeremy Rose wins the Eight Thirty Stakes with an inferior animal by navigating the chuteTurn and 1st Turn in a great ride.
like every other discipline, jockeys have their own strengths and weaknesses, and sometimes they affect the outcome of a race.
believe it or not
