Really I haven't seen anyone riding today that will make us forget Jerry Bailey, love him or hate him he was a great rider in all the aspects of race riding.
Ie. Judging pace, riding on turf, sprints, routes, applying pace pressure on horses and having just enough in the tank to hold off closers coming from behind....and finally the intangibles as in having the innate abilty to see how a race unfolds before the gates are even open. These other guys have a long ways to go from what I have seen to match the guys of the recent past...ie..Stevens, Pincay, Eddie D, Mccarron, and Bailey...
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